Switzerland – our nation
Attending a school here is more than just taking part in a training course. That’s why we want to help you get some information about our country as well. With these pages we want to help you get in touch with our area and learn a bit more than just geographical data. On one hand it is always interesting to know a bit more about a nation or a place, on the other hand it helps you to get an impression of the situation in which you would be involved by coming here. You see above an overview of Switzerland showing the different topographical areas, below are other maps with statistical information about Switzerland.
Short clip about Switzerland
(Trailer from “More than Chocolate and Cheese / Switzerland – The Inside Story“)
Pictures from Switzerland
(Quelle & Copyright: More than Chocolate and Cheese / Switzerland – the Inside Story)
An overview of the geographical regions
Of course you have to get to know our Cantons
There is also more than one language used
Beside the four official languages, obviously other languages are spoken in Switzerland:
(numbers from: Swiss Federal Statistical Office)
And there is a mixture of church denomination
The religious landscape has changed
The religious landscape in Switzerland has changed dramatically in the past decades:
(numbers from: Swiss Federal Statistical Office)
Our climate
There are four seasons in Switzerland: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Here you see a climate chart showing the average temperature and rainfall in our region.
(Station Bern / Zollikofen, data from 1961-1990, Source: MeteoSchweiz)
Are you looking for further information?
More information on the pages of the Swiss Federal Office
www.admin.ch
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