Willkommen in der Schweiz! (German)Bienvenue en Suisse

(French)Benvenuti in Svizzera (Italian)

Welcome to Switzerland!

- “Swiss Francs” in a vertical

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-European Country-Composed of Many Languages, Majority of people in Switzerland speak:Swiss German FrenchItalianRomansh-Regligous Flag Background

-Located in Central Europe “Land of the Alps”-Most of Switzerland is composed of a mountainous plateau

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- “Swiss Alps”-Part of the “Alps” mountain range

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-Common sports are Skiing, mountaineering, soccer, ice hockey, rugby

-Native sports include Schwingen, Hornussen

- “Lake Geneva” one of the largest lakes in Western Europe- Located in both parts of Switzerland &

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- “Chateau de Chillon” Located in town of Veytaux

- Island castle located on the shore of Lake Geneva

- “Bern” located west of central Switzerland - “Zytglogge”, an astronomical clock

- Capital of Switzerland

- “Old City of Bern” the medieval city center of Bern

- “Kramgasse”, a lengthy marketplace with restuarants, bakeries, boutiques, art galleries

- “Basel” known as The City of Art-Over 40 museums-Yearly event called the carnival of Basel

-Famous for chocolate-Many brands imported to U.S (Lindt, Toblerone, Teuscher)-Toblerone produced exclusively in Bern- “Chocosuisse” the association of Swiss Chocolate

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