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Petitot, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Petitot, Jean lwēˈ [key], 1653–c.1730, was in the service of Charles II of England. Specimens of his work are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum. ...Grenchen
(Encyclopedia)Grenchen grĕnˈkhən [key], Fr. Granges, town, Solothurn canton, NW Switzerland. It is a wat...Dietikon
(Encyclopedia)Dietikon dyĕˈtēkôn [key], town, Zürich canton, N Switzerland, on the Limmat River. It is...Dübendorf
(Encyclopedia)Dübendorf düˈbəndôrfˌ [key], town, Zürich canton, NE Switzerland. Tobacco products and ...Finsteraarhorn
(Encyclopedia)Finsteraarhorn fĭnˌstərärˈhôrnˌ [key], peak, 14,032 ft (4,277 m) high, S central Switzerland; highest of the Bernese Alps. ...Näfels
(Encyclopedia)Näfels nāˈfəls [key], town (1990 pop. 3,882), Glarus canton, E central Switzerland. The town has a magnificent baroque palace. ...Valais
(Encyclopedia)Valais välāˈ [key], Ger. Wallis, canton (1993 pop. 262,400), 2,021 sq mi (5,234 sq km), S Switzerland. Sion is the capital. Bordering on France and Italy, the Valais extends from the Bernese Alps i...Schwyz
(Encyclopedia)Schwyz shvēts [key], canton (1993 pop. 116,100), 351 sq mi (909 sq km), central Switzerland, one of the Four Forest Cantons. Bordering on the Lake of Zürich in the north and the Lake of Lucerne in t...Swiss Guards
(Encyclopedia)Swiss Guards, Swiss mercenaries who fought in various European armies from the 15th cent. until the 19th cent. These mercenaries, who were not volunteers, were put at the disposal of foreign powers by...Kriens
(Encyclopedia)Kriens krēĕnsˈ [key], town, Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, at the foot of Mt. Pilatus. It is a suburb of Lucerne. ...Browse by Subject
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