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Where Is La Chaux-de-Fonds? La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city located in Switzerland, and specifically in the Chaux-de-Fonds distriction in the Neuchatel Canton. It is situated in the mountains of Jura, and it is a few miles to the south of the border w ...

Zurich Opera House Introduction  The Zurich Opera House – not surprisingly – is an opera house located in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. It has been the place where the Zurich opera has played for more than 120 years. History ...

This small town, situated 30 km (19 miles) east of Vienna, was established as a Babenberg fortress in 1230, and formed the main border point between Austria and Hungary. Its present form dates mainly from the turn of the 17th century, but the remai ...

The small town of Radstadt grew up around a 13thcentury fortress on the banks of the Enns river. Its wealth hailed from its propitious location on the road to Venice, and its monopoly position in the wine trade. Radstadt also had a licence to stock ...

The town of Lofer, in the green Salzach Valley, has retained much of the charm of an old mountain village. It is surrounded by the snowcovered rocky summits of the Loferer Steinberge (Stone Mountains). These limestone mountains hide many caves stil ...