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Schwyz (canton) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 02 26 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.0405 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 44 28 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.7410 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area joined Uri, Unterwalden and Lucerne in a pact to form the Four Forest Cantons, which became the foundation of Swiss independence; the name of this canton in the document is the source of the name of the nation, "Schweiz"; population is mainly Catholic. |
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| Schwyz (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Schwyz (French)
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| Schwyz (German,U)
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| Kanton Schwyz (C,V,O,German-P,U)
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| Schwyz canton (C,O)
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| Canton de Schwyz (C,V,French-P,U)
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| Canton Svitto (C,V,Italian-P,U)
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| Chantun Sviz (C,V,Romansh-P,U)
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| Schwyz, Canton de (C,V,French,U)
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| Schwyz, Kanton (C,V,German,U)
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| Svitto (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Svitto, Canton (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Sviz (C,V,Romansh,U)
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| Sviz, Chantun (C,V,Romansh,U)
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| SZ17 (C,V,FIPS,German,U)
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| Canton de Schwytz (C,U,French)
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| Canton of Schwyz (C,U,English)
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| Schwytz (C,U,French)
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| 슈비츠 주 (C,U,Korean)
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| Suittes (H,V)
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| canton (preferred, C) |
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joined Swiss Confederacy 1291, modern territorial jurisdiction was finalized in 1848 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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