Across
- 2. 1st one up Rigi in Schwyz in 1871 (cog railway)
- 7. name of the measure introduced in 1891 by which 50,000 (today 100,000)citizens can demand a referendum
- 10. 2+2+2+1 magic formula in 1959
- 12. The peace of ___________ ending the 30 years war in 1648 recognised Switzerland an an independent country
- 13. leader of the Reformation in Zürich
- 14. Based on the US Constitution and principles of French Revolution and adopted in 1848
- 16. childrens story by Johanna Spyri
- 18. in 1881
- 20. after this battle in 1386 the Swiss Confederation became autonomous
- 22. site of the first Swiss victory against their oppressors in 1315
- 23. leader of the Reformation in Geneva
- 24. youngest Canton secedes from Bern in 1979
Down
- 1. the number of members remained unchanged from 1513 to 1798. How many?
- 3. highest railway station in Europe, 1912
- 4. name of 1st alpine railway tunnel completed in 1882
- 5. first of the bilateral accords concluded with the EU in 2000
- 6. southern territory finally conquered in 1440
- 8. Name of the Society for political reform founded in 1761
- 9. Signed by men of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden in Rütliwiese in 1291
- 11. battle in 1515 that marked the end of expansionism and the beginning of neutrality
- 15. the Kanton where Rütliwiese is found
- 16. empire against which the early confederates fought for independence
- 17. he first city to join the Swiss Confederacy in 1332
- 19. first strategic alliance outside the alpine valleys with this city in 1351
- 21. the special alliance of conservative catholic cantons in 1845-47