Switzerland
Switzerland is located in Central Europe. The country shares a land border with Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy and France.
1. Switzerland has the highest mountains in Europe. 48 of the mountains are over 4,000 metres high!
2. The Swiss Aletsch Glacier is the longest glacier in Europe. The glacier is about 23 km.
3. The steepest cog railway in the world is going up Pilatus mountain in Lucerne.
4. Switzerland’s longest river is the Rhine River with about 375 km.
5. The deepest lake of Switzerland is the Lago Maggiore in the southern part of Switzerland.
Things to See and Do in Switzerland
Trail in Interlaken
Swiss National Park
Hike in the Alps
cheese-making in Gruyères
Taste Swiss chocolate
Visit Jungfraujoch
Trip To Mount Pilatus
Lucerne’s Old Town and Chapel Bridge
“Golf Club Sedrun in Swiss”
“Golf Club Sedrun in Swiss”
Swiss People
The northern part of Switzerland is more populated than the southern part of the country due to the high mountains.
The Swiss people like skiing, soccer, ice hockey, tennis and basketball.
Swiss people have many specialties like fondue, swiss chocolate. They say, there are over 450 different kinds of cheeses in Switzerland!
Swiss Cheese – differentiate between extra-hard cheese, hard cheese, semi-hard cheese, soft cheese, cream cheese, as well as cheese spread and melted cheese. Each type of cheese has its own characteristics and differs in terms of fat, water, methods, and storage.
National languages
1
German
62.6%
2
French
58.5%
3
Italian
8.2%
4
Romansh
0.5%
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