Cantons of Switzerland
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The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Wal
The 22 cantonal coats of arms (all but Jura, with the half-cantons represented jointly) in stained glass set in the dome of the Federal Palace of Switzerland (c. 1900)
Caricature of the division of Basel, 1833
Canton of Zurich
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The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,553,423, it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich i
Cantons of Switzerland
…sq. mi.) (Basel-Stadt) to 7,105 km2 (2743 sq. mi.) (Grisons); the populations (as of 2018) range from 16,000 (Appenzell Innerrhoden) to 1.5 million (Zürich). The term canton, now also used as the English term for administrative subdivisions of other countries, originates in French usage in the late 15th…
Lake Zurich and the island of Ufenau (canton of Schwyz), the largest in Switzerland
Rhine Falls on the border of the cantons of Schaffhausen (left) and Zurich (right)
Winterthur railway station, the second railway hub in the canton
Zurich S-Bahn commuters at Zürich HB