- Switzerland has a history reaching far back into the Roman Empire times, when the tribes inhabiting it were called "Helvetians" by Roman sources.
- Top Things to Do in Switzerland. ... It is the oldest covered wooden bridge in the world and the most photographed monument in Switzerland.
- Map created by National Geographic Maps. people playing the sport of curling, Switzerland. In the sport of curling, a stone is propelled toward a target.
- The people of Switzerland are rich and happy, and they have not known what the war is for more than three hundred years.
- It is not the highest mountain in Switzerland, but the Matterhorn is one of the world's most famous mountains. Image: Jean Schmitt.
- #Switzerland Tourism's official English Twitter account. Follow us for updates and stay #inLOVEwithSWITZERLAND.
- Switzerland's two largest lakes are Lake Geneva (shared with France) and Lake Neuchatel - which is the largest lake entirely within the country's borders.
- According to the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics, the population in Switzerland increased to an estimated 7,523,934 by July 2006.
- Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy. ... Eurovision winner Nemo urges Switzerland to recognise third gender.