Discover exciting facts about Switzerland in a nutshell.
Surely you don't know everything about Switzerland yet or did you know that the world's longest staircase race takes place in Switzerland every year? Then take a look...
Contents:
00:02 Army knives, chocolate, cheese, cows, mountain clocks
00:16 Location of Switzerland in Europe
00:20 Neighbouring countries, Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein
00:27 Language: Swiss German, French, Italian and Romansh
00:52 Mountains and high peaks in the Alps
01:04 Matterhorn near Zermatt
01:15 Ski slopes - over 7,000 kilometres (Miami-New York-San Franciso)
01:29 Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami (overall World Cup winners in skiing)
01:39 Mountain rescue and rescue helicopters
01:50 Alps, Central Plateau and Jura
02:00 Distribution of the population
02:08 Swiss flag (square)
02:16 Vatican (Pope, protected by Swiss guards since 1506)
02:29 Switzerland and the European Union / EU
02:42 Water and hydropower, dams and power supply and the river "Rhine"
02:55 Albert Einstein was Swiss and lived in Bern, patent office
03:23 E=mc2; Equivalence formula invented in Switzerland
03:30 Global Innovation Index; Switzerland's innovative spirit
03:38 Swiss Army Knife (pocket knife or Swiss Army Knife)
03:50 Velcro fastener - a Swiss invention
03:58 Shelter, bunker, fallout shelter for the entire population
04:16 Niesen mountain run on the longest staircase in the world - 11,674 steps
04:34 Top of Europe - Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe
04:48 Cheese: fondue and raclette
04:57 Exporting cheese; milk and cows; Emmental cheese
05:21 Heidi and Peter, a well-known Swiss story from the Alps
05:34 Alphorn (Swiss musical instrument)
05:42 Swiss banks, film scenes, bank transfer, film: The Bourne Identity
05:54 Swiss watches like Swatch and the luxury goods industry
06:05 Punctuality in Switzerland and on the railway
06:20 Eurovision Song Contest: Winning with Celine Dion in 1988 and Nemo in 2024
06:38 Humanitarian aid; ICRC (Red Cross) and UN in Geneva "Capital of Peace"
06:52 Voting rights, elections: National Council and Council of States; 7 Federal Councillors and Federal President
07:10 Initiative and referendum - part of democratic values
07:27 Punctual end and closing remarks