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(Encyclopedia)Pontresina pōntrāzēˈnä [key], village, Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, at the foot of the Bernina Alps. It is a summer and winter resort and sports center. ...Combin, Grand
(Encyclopedia)Combin, Grand gräN kôNbăNˈ [key], peak, 14,164 ft (4,317 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps, near the Italian border. ...Emmental
(Encyclopedia)Emmental ĕmˈəntäl [key], valley of the Emme River, W central Switzerland. In a region devoted to farming, cattle raising, and dairying, it produces emmenthaler, also called Swiss cheese. ...Chiavenna
(Encyclopedia)Chiavenna kyävānˈnä [key], town, Lombardy, N Italy. It is a commercial center and transpo...Uster
(Encyclopedia)Uster o͝osˈtər [key], town (1990 pop. 25,182), Zürich canton, NE Switzerland, between Pfäffiker and Greifen lakes. Textiles and machinery are made in the town. ...Sempach
(Encyclopedia)Sempach zĕmˈpäkh [key], town (1990 pop. 3,096), Lucerne canton, N central Switzerland, on the Lake of Sempach. Near Sempach the Swiss decisively defeated the Austrians in 1386. ...Ofen, Alpine pass, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia)Ofen ōˈfən [key], Alpine pass, 7,070 ft (2,155 m) high, Grisons canton, E Switzerland. The Ofen Pass Road links the Engadine Valley with the Italian Tyrol. ...Coppet
(Encyclopedia)Coppet kôpāˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, SW Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. It is noted for its château, once the residence of Jacques Necker and his daughter, Mme de Staël. ...Andermatt
(Encyclopedia)Andermatt änˈdərmät [key], village, Uri canton, S central Switzerland. It is a road junction, health resort, and sports center. The St. Gotthard Tunnel runs beneath the village. Andermatt has a 12...Grimsel
(Encyclopedia)Grimsel grĭmˈzəl [key], pass, 7,159 ft (2,182 m) high, S Switzerland, between the Rhône and Aare valleys. The Grimsel Road (built 1891–94), over the pass, connects Bern and Valais cantons. ...Browse by Subject
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