Swiss Identity

When the Swiss emigrated to the Wild West

Double exposure photo of a family riding a horse and trap, the other photo is of a Saloon

This content was published on Sep 2, 2023 A photo reportage on the lives of Swiss-Italian settlers in Butte - a former boomtown in the American West.

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Cold cases: Swiss glaciers reveal grisly surprises

This content was published on Sep 1, 2023 As Alpine glaciers melt at record rates, more and more bodies of mountaineers missing for decades are coming to light.

Renato Häusler, who has held the post since 2002, will retire in December.

Culture

Swiss city advertises a vacancy for cathedral night watchman

This content was published on Sep 1, 2023 The customary post of head night watchman or watchwoman at the Lausanne cathedral is up for renewal.

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Switzerland sells nearly 135,000 digital motorway stickers in one month

This content was published on Sep 1, 2023 It’s mainly people from abroad who are interested in the new offer of digital motorway stickers.

abandoned rail tracks with overgrowing bushes

History

Swiss lost places: Buchs railway station

This content was published on Sep 1, 2023 Part five of a historical series: a railway station near Zurich where the last train rolled out 87 years ago.

Culture

Belgian choreographer wins Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts

This content was published on Aug 31, 2023 Choreographer Cindy Van Acker has received this year's Swiss Grand Prix for Performing Arts, also known as the Hans Reinhart Ring.

schweizer fans freuen sich an der frauenfussball wm in neuseeland

Demographics

How happy is Switzerland really?

This content was published on Aug 31, 2023 A large survey recently revealed a “satisfied” society, but is everybody on the same page? Learn more and join the debate on our “dialogue” platform.

The inauguration and church blessing of the Collombey refinery, 1963

History

Swiss lost places: the Collombey oil refinery

This content was published on Aug 31, 2023 Huge tanks and pipelines dominated the horizon of this town for decades. Now it lays abandoned. What will happen to this industrial site now?

Demographics

Canton Zurich auctions off car number plate “ZH 50” for CHF202,000

This content was published on Aug 31, 2023 However, the first two-digit Zurich number plate ever to go under the auction hammer did not set a record.

A traffic sign showing the sectors of a city

Culture

Documentary shows the concrete reality of Le Corbusier’s Indian utopia

This content was published on Aug 31, 2023 A new film about Chandigarh, the Indian city planned by star architect Le Corbusier, raises questions about cultural imperialism.

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Switzerland sells nearly 135,000 digital motorway stickers in one month

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Swiss lost places: Buchs railway station

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Belgian choreographer wins Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts

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How happy is Switzerland really?

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Swiss lost places: the Collombey oil refinery

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Canton Zurich auctions off car number plate “ZH 50” for CHF202,000

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Documentary shows the concrete reality of Le Corbusier’s Indian utopia

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