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Neuchâtel ( German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union. It is spoken... German: Neuenburg) is a CITY (often referred to as Citytv Toronto or just City) is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario. Owned by CHUM Limited, it is Canadas third-oldest UHF television station and the flagship station of the Citytv system. Broadcasting for the first time on September 28, 1972, CITY was... city in The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international co-operation, and is home to many international organisations. Confoederatio Helvetica (CH), the Latin version... Switzerland which is the In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. It is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting... capital of the Canton of Neuchâtel. Neuchâtel is also the name of the adjacent Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as inland seas and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. For examples (of saline lakes): the Great Salt Lake, and the Dead Sea. The... lake, Lake Neuchâtel. The city has approximately 31,500 inhabitants ( 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom Events January Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that... 2002), by and large French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. In 1999 French was the 11th most spoken language in the world being spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother tongue, and... French-speaking.


Neuchâtel is located on the northwestern shore of the lake, a few A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. Today, one mile is mainly equal to about 1609 metres on land and 1852 metres at sea and in the air, but see below for the details. Current definitions The meanings of mile that are... miles/ Kilo (symbol: k) is a prefix in the SI system denoting 103 or 1,000. For example: kilogram is 1000 grams kilometre is 1000 metres kilowatt is 1000 watts kilojoule is 1000 joules Adopted in 1795, it comes from the Greek χίλιοι, meaning thousand. Kilo... k This article is about the unit of length. For other uses of metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. It is defined as the length of the path traveled by light in an absolute vacuum during a... m east of Peseux and west of Saint Blaise can refer to: A saint, see Blaise Saint-Blaise is the name or part of the name of several communes in France Saint-Blaise, in the Alpes-Maritimes Saint-Blaise, in the Haute-Savoie Saint-Blaise-du-Buis, commune in the Isère Saint-Blaise-la-Roche, commune... Saint-Blaise. Its See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. In mathematics as applied to geometry, physics or engineering, a coordinate system is a system for assigning a tuple of scalars to each point in an n-dimensional space. Scalars in many cases means... coordinates are 6.9°E, 47.0°N.


Neuchâtel is well known for its This page is about timekeeping devices. In naval parlance, watches are a timekeeping convention. The term in general use can mean any period of duty or responsibility, such as a hurricane watch. Pocket watch A watch is a small portable clock that displays the current time and sometimes the current... watchmaking and its variety of Several Swiss or French communal dishes shared at the table in an earthenware pot (caquelon) over a small burner (réchaud) are called fondue. The most famous fondue dish in the western world is cheese fondue, while in Asia, hot pots (broth fondue) are more common. Types of Fondues Cheese... fondue, fondue Neuchâteloise. During summer 2002, Neuchâtel was one of the five sites where was held Expo.02 was the 6th Swiss national exposition, which was held from May 15 to October 20, 2002. The exposition took place around the lakes of Neuchâtel, Bienne/Biel and Morat/Murten. It was divided into five sites, which were called Arteplages, due to the proximity of the water... Expo.02, the 6th Swiss national exhibition.


Categories: Music stubs | 1969 births | Electronic musicians ... Robert Miles was born in Neuchâtel. Friedrich Dürrenmatt lived in Neuchâtel during 30 years of his life.


The Blazon is the formal defining description of a coat of arms in Heraldry. The primary definition of a coat of arms is the blazon, not an image. To ensure that the pictures people draw after reading the descriptions are accurate and reasonably alike, blazons follow a set of rules. The... blazon of the town's Heraldry is the science and art of describing of coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. Its origins are in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. However it is important... coat-of-arms is: "Or, an Eagle displayed Sable beaked, langued and membered Gules, escutcheon Or, on a pale Gules three Chevrons Argent".


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