La Tène culture
The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where a rich cache of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857.
Le Landeron is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.
Population: 4,278
Latitude: 47° 03' 22.32" N
Longitude: 7° 04' 18.62" E
The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where a rich cache of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857.
The University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) is a French-speaking university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The university has five faculties (schools) and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theo…
Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland (Helvetia or Civitas Helvetiorum). Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches.
Bellelay Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery in the Bernese Jura in Switzerland, now a psychiatric clinic.
The Battle of Laupen was fought on June 21, 1339 between the Bern and its allies on one side, and Freiburg together with feudal landholders from the County of Burgundy and Habsburg territories on the other. Bern was victorious, consolidating its pos…
Lake Biel or Lake Bienne (German: Bielersee, French: Lac de Bienne) is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland.
The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) is a Swiss Research and Development center (public-private partnership) specializing in microtechnology, nanotechnology, microelectronics, system engineering, photovoltaics and communicatio…
Stade de la Maladière is a multi-purpose stadium in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Neuchâtel Xamax.
Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French) is a major river of Switzerland. It is 128 km (80 mi) long and has a drainage area of 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi).
Lake Morat (French: Lac de Morat (official name); German: Murtensee) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland.
The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland.
Neuchâtel Junior College (or NJC) is a private international school located in the French-speaking town of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region.
Port is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the Biel/Bienne administrative district.
The Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel Observatory) is an astronomical observatory funded by the Public Economy Department of the Neuchâtel State (Switzerland) . It is located in Neuchâtel and was founded in 1858. Besides astronomical obs…
Gurzelen Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Biel-Bienne.
Eisstadion Biel is an arena in Bienne, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of EHC Biel.
St. Peter’s Island (German: St. Petersinsel, French: Île de St-Pierre) is a peninsula and former island situated in Lake Bienne in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It has a length of about 5 kilometres and a maximum width of 800 metres. Its highest …