Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal republic of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of federation that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the
The Battle of Laupen (1339) between Swiss forces and an army of the Dukes of Savoy (Diebold Schilling the Elder, 1480s)
Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the most prominent scientists in the Age of Enlightenment
Canton of Nidwalden or Nidwald is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is tradit
Bannalpsee
Peak of the Stanserhorn showing the restaurant and cable car