Swiss Identity

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.

Demographics

‘Myth’ of spiking Swiss rents comes under scrutiny

This content was published on Aug 30, 2023 Crisis? What crisis?! A think-tank takes provocative aim at what it sees as the “myths” of the Swiss housing market.

History

Swiss Lost Places: the Büvetta Tarasp drinking hall

This content was published on Aug 30, 2023 It was once a coveted meeting place for the rich, beautiful and powerful from all over the world. Part three of five of the SRF series.

Demographics

Landslide in Swiss village destroys houses and barns

This content was published on Aug 30, 2023 A landslide destroyed or buried half a dozen houses in Schwanden in canton Glarus late on Tuesday.

Education

Swiss canton bans political debates in education ahead of elections

This content was published on Aug 29, 2023 Political debates at educational institutions in canton Vaud are now forbidden in the ten weeks before elections, outraging left-wing parties.

Luftaufnahme des Schlosses Brestenberg aus dem Jahr 1947.

History

Swiss lost places: Castle Brestenberg

This content was published on Aug 29, 2023 For 42 years now, the castle has lain dormant, surrounded by bushes and trees, cordoned off from unwanted intruders.

Die Glanzzeiten sind vorbei, doch auch 2010 ist das Hotel noch offen.

History

Swiss lost places: Hotel Belvédère

This content was published on Aug 28, 2023 Hotels, castles, train stations and even an entire industrial site: what happens to these places when they are no longer needed? Part one of five.

Demographics

Two Swiss accused of planting explosives to intimidate the rich

This content was published on Aug 26, 2023 The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has accused two Swiss men of carrying out a bomb attack in Basel last year.

Demographics

Southern Switzerland hit with golf ball-sized hailstones

This content was published on Aug 26, 2023 Some of the hailstones had a diameter of up to 4 centimeters. The region around Locarno was particularly affected.

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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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‘Myth’ of spiking Swiss rents comes under scrutiny

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Swiss Lost Places: the Büvetta Tarasp drinking hall

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