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Vallorbe Introduction  Vallorbe has a population of around 3,400. It is located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district of the Vaud canton of Switzerland, and it is a municipality. History  Vallorbe was first written about in 1139, and it wa ...

Aarau Introduction Aarau is the capital city of the Aargau Canton in northern Switzerland. The place is also the Aarau district capital. It is mostly Protestand, and most of the people speak German. Aarau is located on the Swiss plateau, in the Aa ...

Bernina Pass Overview  The Bernina Pass is a mountain in the Alps, in the Bernina Range. It is located in the Graubunden canton in the eastern part of Switzerland. It links up the well-known resort town of St. Mortiz in the valley of Engadin ...

In the centre of Josefsplatz stands an equestrian statue (1807) of Joseph II portrayed as a Roman emperor, by Franz Anton Zauner. Behind the statue, to the right, is the entrance to the National Library building designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer ...

Lambach, conveniently located on the left bank of the Traun River, grew rich in the Middle Ages thanks to the flourishing salt trade. Around 1040 Count Arnold II Wels-Lambach and his wife Regilinda transformed the family seat into a monastery. Thei ...