. Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol : handbook for travellers. Lia Grisc/ia., Liadeltas desch dreituras). These coalitions gave rise to the T h ree Leagues(Biinde) of Upper Rheetia, which established themselves in 1471. Thetwo first allied themselves the same year with the Helvetic 1803 the Grisons have formed a Swiss Canton, and one of the mostextensive (2736 sq. M., embracing more than jeth of the entire Swissterritory; 91,177 inhab.); the canton is remarkable for the variety of itsscenery, climate, productions, and language, as well as f
. Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol : handbook for travellers. Lia Grisc/ia., Liadeltas desch dreituras). These coalitions gave rise to the T h ree Leagues(Biinde) of Upper Rheetia, which established themselves in 1471. Thetwo first allied themselves the same year with the Helvetic 1803 the Grisons have formed a Swiss Canton, and one of the mostextensive (2736 sq. M., embracing more than jeth of the entire Swissterritory; 91,177 inhab.); the canton is remarkable for the variety of itsscenery, climate, productions, and language, as well as for its national pe-culiarities and political constitution. The country consists of a completenetwork of mountains, about 150 valleys, and a great number of snow-cladpeaks. Barren rocks are surrounded by luxuriant cultivation ; wild deserts,where winter reigns during three-fourths of the year, lie amidst forests ofchestnuts, under the deep blue sky of Italy. This Canton was till 1848 divided into 26 small and almost en-tirely independent republics, termed Hoch-Gerichte (jurisdictions), which. ;fta dt, EOVa^ner.
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