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527: Andreas Kley:
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249:ze Swiz in der waltstat
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110:1645 map showing the
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276:civitatibus Silvanis
51:civitates silvestres
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496:Konrad von Würzburg
318:sees frequent use.
213:("point; lieu") or
101:Central Switzerland
994:Historical cantons
596:Vierwaldstättersee
349:Vierwaldstättersee
271:Frederick the Fair
205:confederate allies
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985:Zurich (ZH)
955:Schwyz (SZ)
945:Sarnen (OW)
915:Glarus (GL)
910:Geneva (GE)
835:Zürich (ZH)
820:Valais (VS)
810:Ticino (TI)
790:Schwyz (SZ)
750:Glarus (GL)
745:Geneva (GE)
710:Aargau (AG)
622:, 2013.
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334:(Latinized
301:Silver Book
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97:Unterwalden
59:(singular:
1082:Executives
1029:Bellinzona
970:Stans (NW)
875:Basel (BS)
860:Aarau (AG)
565:Waldstätte
422:Waldstätte
405:References
383:Reichsvogt
312:Swiss Diet
296:Waldstätte
170:Waldstette
125:Waldstätte
112:Waldstätte
31:Waldstätte
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885:Bern (BE)
825:Vaud (VD)
760:Jura (JU)
735:Bern (BE)
459:Urschweiz
392:Talschaft
262:Waldstatt
255:In 1323,
137:The term
131:Urschweiz
81:(plural:
69:(plural:
18:Urschweiz
1129:Category
1049:Oberland
1033:Fricktal
980:Zug (ZG)
853:Capitals
830:Zug (ZG)
815:Uri (UR)
356:See also
197:(modern
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613:Italian
582:Italian
546:Italian
529:Kantone
476:Italian
439:Italian
322:in his
291:Lucerne
244:valleys
163:History
116:Lucerne
38:German:
1105:Portal
1057:Säntis
1053:Raetia
1045:Lugano
607:French
601:German
576:French
570:German
540:French
534:German
470:French
464:German
433:French
427:German
257:Glarus
230:Kanton
225:canton
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176:Stette
93:Schwyz
84:Stände
56:Stätte
1041:Linth
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