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Liestal

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Liestal (formerly Liesthal, IPA) is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, south of Basel. [1]

85 relations: A3 motorway (Switzerland), Abel Seyler, Agnosticism, Alemannic German, Ancient Rome, Arisdorf, Atheism, Basel, Berlin, Bern, Blazon, Bohuslav Martinů, Bubendorf, Buddhism, Burgundian Wars, California, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Cantons of Switzerland, Carl Spitteler, Catholic Church, Charles the Bold, Chienbäse, Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland, Coat of arms, Cobblestone, Ergolz, Fachhochschule, Füllinsdorf, FDP.The Liberals, Frankfurt, French language, Frenkendorf, German language, Gotthard Pass, Green Party of Switzerland, Hauenstein railway line, Hersberg, Hinduism, House of Habsburg, Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites, Islam, Italian language, Judaism, July Revolution, Jura Mountains, Lausen, Liestal District, Liestal railway station, List of universities in Switzerland, Lucerne, ..., Mardi Gras, Martin Schadt, Nanosurf, Napoleon, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Olten, Onex, Switzerland, Orthodoxy, Philipp Degen, Primary sector of the economy, Rheinfelden, Rhine, Roman aqueduct, Romansh language, Sacramento, California, Secondary sector of the economy, Seltisberg, Serbo-Croatian, Sister city, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, Swiss Criminal Code, Swiss federal election, 2007, Swiss Federal Railways, Swiss German, Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance, Swiss People's Party, Swiss Reformed Church, Swiss Standard German, Tertiary sector of the economy, Voter turnout, Waldenburg railway, Waldenburg, Switzerland, Waldkirch, Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck, Zürich. Expand index (35 more) »

A3 motorway (Switzerland)

The A3 is a motorway in northeast Switzerland, running diagonally from France toward the southeast border, and passing by Zürich on the way.

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Abel Seyler

Abel Seyler (23 August 1730, Liestal – 25 April 1801, Rellingen) was a Swiss-born theatre director and former banker, who was regarded as one of the great theatre principals of 18th century Europe.

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Agnosticism

Agnosticism is the view that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable.

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Alemannic German

Alemannic (German) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family.

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Ancient Rome

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.

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Arisdorf

Arisdorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Atheism

Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Basel

Basel (also Basle; Basel; Bâle; Basilea) is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Bern

Bern or Berne (Bern, Bärn, Berne, Berna, Berna) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Bohuslav Martinů

Bohuslav Jan Martinů (December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music.

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Bubendorf

Bubendorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Burgundian Wars

The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a conflict between the Dukes of Burgundy and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Canton of Basel-Landschaft

The canton of Basel-Landschaft (Kanton Basel-Landschaft, canton of Basel-Country, canton de Bâle-Campagne, Cantone di Basilea Campagna; informally: Baselland, Baselbiet), is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.

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Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland (Kanton, canton, cantone, chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.

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Carl Spitteler

Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring".

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Charles the Bold

Charles the Bold (also translated as Charles the Reckless).

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Chienbäse

Chienbäse is a Fasnacht tradition of Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.

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Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland

The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Cobblestone

Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings.

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Ergolz

The Ergolz is the main river in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.

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Fachhochschule

A Fachhochschule (plural Fachhochschulen), abbreviated FH, or University of Applied Sciences (UAS) is a German tertiary education institution, specializing in topical areas (e.g. engineering, technology or business).

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Füllinsdorf

Füllinsdorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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FDP.The Liberals

FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, PLD.Ils Liberals) is a liberal political party in Switzerland.

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt, officially the City of Frankfurt am Main ("Frankfurt on the Main"), is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Frenkendorf

Frenkendorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

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Gotthard Pass

The Gotthard Pass or St.

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Green Party of Switzerland

The Green Party of Switzerland (Grüne Partei der Schweiz; Les vertsParti écologiste suisse; I VerdiPartito ecologista svizzero; La VerdaPartida ecologica svizra; "The GreensSwiss ecological party") is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.

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Hauenstein railway line

The Hauenstein line is a major railway line in Switzerland connecting the cities of Basel and Olten.

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Hersberg

Hersberg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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House of Habsburg

The House of Habsburg (traditionally spelled Hapsburg in English), also called House of Austria was one of the most influential and distinguished royal houses of Europe.

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Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Italian language

Italian (or lingua italiana) is a Romance language.

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Judaism

Judaism (originally from Hebrew, Yehudah, "Judah"; via Latin and Greek) is the religion of the Jewish people.

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July Revolution

The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (révolution de Juillet), Third French Revolution or Trois Glorieuses in French ("Three Glorious "), led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would be overthrown in 1848.

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Jura Mountains

The Jura Mountains (locally; Massif du Jura; Juragebirge; Massiccio del Giura) are a sub-alpine mountain range located north of the Western Alps, mainly following the course of the France–Switzerland border.

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Lausen

Lausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Liestal District

Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.

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Liestal railway station

Liestal is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Liestal and canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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List of universities in Switzerland

This list of universities in Switzerland lists all 12 Swiss universities (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology) and a number of public Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions, as higher education institutions.

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Lucerne

Lucerne (Luzern; Lucerne; Lucerna; Lucerna; Lucerne German: Lozärn) is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country.

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Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (known as Shrove Tuesday).

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Martin Schadt

Martin Schadt (born 1938) is a Swiss physicist and inventor.

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Nanosurf

Nanosurf AG, headquartered in Liestal, Switzerland, is a manufacturer and supplier of nano-microscopes for industrial and academic research, as well as for educational purposes.

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Napoleon

Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Nuglar-St. Pantaleon

Nuglar-St.

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Olten

Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.

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Onex, Switzerland

Onex is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

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Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy (from Greek ὀρθοδοξία orthodoxía "right opinion") is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion.

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Philipp Degen

Philipp Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer.

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Primary sector of the economy

An industry involved in the extraction and collection of natural resources, such as copper and timber, as well as by activities such as farming and fishing.

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Rheinfelden

Rheinfelden (Rhyfälde) is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, seat of the district of Rheinfelden.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

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Roman aqueduct

The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns.

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Romansh language

Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh:, rumàntsch, or) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the southeastern Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden), where it has official status alongside German and Italian.

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Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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Secondary sector of the economy

The secondary sector of the economy includes industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction.

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Seltisberg

Seltisberg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

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Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian, also called Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), or Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Social Democratic Party of Switzerland

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Swiss Socialist Party; Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, SP; Parti socialiste suisse, PS; Partito Socialista Svizzero; Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland.

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Swiss Criminal Code

The Swiss Criminal Code (SR 311, Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), Code pénal suisse (CP), Codice penale svizzero (CP), Cudesch penal svizzer) is the criminal code in Swiss law.

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Swiss federal election, 2007

Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007.

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Swiss Federal Railways

Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, CFF, Ferrovie federali svizzere, FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.

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Swiss German

Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spellings can be found. and others) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland.

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Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance

The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung; Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale; Inventario dei beni culturali svizzeri d'importanza nazionale e regionale) is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland.

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Swiss People's Party

The Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (Union démocratique du centre, UDC; Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Switzerland.

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Swiss Reformed Church

The Swiss Reformed Church (Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchen der Schweiz, "Evangelical Reformed Churches of Switzerland") refers to the Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) and spread within a few years to Basel (Johannes Oecolampadius), Bern (Berchtold Haller and Niklaus Manuel), St. Gallen (Joachim Vadian), to cities in southern Germany and via Alsace (Martin Bucer) to France.

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Swiss Standard German

Swiss Standard German (Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (Schweizer Hochdeutsch or Schweizerhochdeutsch), referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is the written form of one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides French, Italian and Romansh.

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Tertiary sector of the economy

The tertiary sector or service sector is the third of the three economic sectors of the three-sector theory.

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Voter turnout

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.

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Waldenburg railway

The Waldenburg railway (Waldenburgerbahn; WB) is a narrow-gauge light rail system in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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Waldenburg, Switzerland

Waldenburg is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, and the capital of the district of the same name.

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Waldkirch

Waldkirch is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located 15 kilometers northeast of Freiburg im Breisgau.

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Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck

Wilhelm Eduard Brodtbeck (25 September 1873 in Liestal - 12 April 1957, in Liestal) was a famous Swiss architect from Liestal canton Basel-Country.

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Zürich

Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liestal

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