SWITZERLAND

Done By: Iva Kabakchieva

6th grade

Dimitar Blagoev Primary, Bulgaria

Space Teds’ Adventures Around Europe

World Cup research

Where is it?

SwitzerlandLandlocked alpine

country in Western Europe

Over 7 million people

4 national languagesSwish German,

French, Italian, Romansh

Currency

10 francs 1 franc 1 franc (reverse)

Swiss Franc (CHF) 1 U.S. Dollar = 1.2268 Francs

Strong economy in Strong economy in banking and financebanking and finance

Tradition of political Tradition of political and military and military neutralityneutrality

ECONOMYECONOMY

The Alps

Greatest mountain range system of Europe

Stretching from Austria in the East to France in the West

Interlaken

Located between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun

Jungfrau Mountain (4158 M)

is main attraction for backpackers

Interlaken

Very popular in winter for skiing and snowboarding

Jungfrau Top Ski Region 3 ski resorts

interconnected

Also offers breathtaking views, hiking, mountain biking, and a point of relaxation

More than 22,000 miles of well-kept trails

Criss-cross through meadows, forests, glaciers, and magnificent views of towering peaks

At bottom in Interlaken, offers chance for rest and snacks

                                                                           

Mürren

Mürren

Mountain village in middle of Alps, free of public cars, home of highest altitude ski resort

Population 450Home of famous

revolving Piz Gloria Restaurant, made famous by James Bond movie

LauterbrunnenSmall town that lies in

the Lauterbrunnen Valley

The Lauterbrunnen valley also provided the pictorial model for J.R.R. Tolkien’s sketches and watercolors of the fictitious valley of Rivendell

300 meter high Staubbach waterfall

• 300 M high (900 ft)• Has inspired

painters, poets, and writers over the centuries

• Goethe wrote a poem based on his 1779 visit, making the lake famous in the late 18th century

Swiss Food

Most commonly known forSwiss cheeseSwiss chocolate

Also include basic bread, dairy, meat, fruit

Heinrich Escher, mayor of Zurich, was introduced to chocolate in Brussels in 1697 and brought it back home, where it was discreetly consumed at feasts, until the Zurich Council banned it in 1722 as unfit for virtuous citizens.

The first chocolate shop in Switzerland opened in Bern in 1792.

Swiss Chocolate – Fun Facts

Swiss eat more chocolate than anyone in world

-2001- averaged 12.3 kg per person

80% milk chocolate 10-12% plain chocolate 3-4% white chocolate Dark chocolate is on the rise All production must be in

Switzerland to be “Swiss chocolate” (cocoa beans, paste, butter, sugar, milk) Otherwise declared on

package

                   

                           

Food

Breakfast◦ Bread (zopf), butter, marmalade or honey, cheese, cereal, milk,

tea Lunch

◦ Sandwich or birchermüesli (oat

flakes, water, cream, honey, sugar, lemon

juice, apples)

Dinner◦ Bread, cheese, dried

meat

FoodFood

Every male citizen must do military serviceStarts at age

20 and ends at 42

Soldiers keep their arms at home

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895.

The country played host to the 1954 World Cup and 2008 European Championship.

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