Switzerland – national flag The flag was confirmed as the Swiss flag in 1848 and officially introduced in 1889, but a white cross on a red background is already known from the 1300’s. as a brand for Edsforbundet. The basis of the flag is the flag of the canton of Schwyz. Apart from the Vatican… Read More »
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Switzerland is a member of the EFTA, but not a member of the EU and the EEA. Even though it is not a member country of the EU, it is economically very… Read More »
Important works of German-language literature in Switzerland (selection) From the Middle Ages to the 18th century Easter play by Muri (1240–60) Manessian manuscript (in Zurich in the first half of the 14th century a collection of all Middle High German minnesang) H. Wittenwiler: »The Ring« (around 1410, satirical epic) “The White Book of Sarnen” (around… Read More »
First half of the 19th century: Biedermeier and realism As a »popular enlightenment«, the late Enlightenment worked well into the 19th century in Switzerland. a. at Pestalozzi’s plant. It influenced i.a. considerably H. Zschokke educational (“people’s education is the People’s Liberation,” 1836) and literary work (story “The Gold-maker village,” 1817) and is also in J.… Read More »