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Nyon
Canton	Vaud
District	Nyon
Coordinates	46°23′N, 6°14′E
Population	17,267   (2006)
Area	6.82 km² (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	400.9 m (1,315 ft)
Postal code	1260
SFOS number	5724
Mayor	Alain-Valéry Poitry
Surrounded by	Crans-près-Céligny, Duillier, Eysins, Grens, Messery (FR-74), Prangins, Signy-Avenex, Trélex
Twin towns	Nyons (France)
Website	www.nyon.ch
Nyon

Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north of Geneva on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of Nyon. The town has (as of 2006) 17,267 inhabitants. It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 Motorway and the railways of the Arc Lémanique. Image File history File links CHE_Nyon_flag. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 1 km² (100 hectares) and 10 km² (1000 hectares). ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically. ... Crans-près-Céligny is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Duillier is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Eysins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Grens is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Prangins is a village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Signy-Avenex is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Trélex is a small village North of Nyon, Switzerland, nestled at the foothills of the Jura Mountains. ... This list includes twin towns/sister cites (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) in Switzerland linked by a sister city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) and towns linked by friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié). A few municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft... Nyons is a commune in south-eastern France in the Drôme département. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (French Lac Léman, le Léman, or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe (after Lake Balaton). ... Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Name

Nyon derives from one of the names used by the Romans for the town, Noviodunum or Noiodunum. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies placed there, are Colonia Iulia Equestris or Colonia Julia Equestris, Colonia Equestris Noiodunum, Equestris, Civitas Equestrium, and Civitas Equestrium Noiodunum. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

History

It was founded by the Romans between 50 and 44 BCE under the name of Colonia Iulia Equestris or Colonia Equestris Noiodunum, the urban center of which was called Noviodunum. It grew to be one of the most important Roman colonies in modern-day Switzerland, with a forum, a basilica and an amphitheater that was discovered only recently, in 1996, when digging for the construction of a new building. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC... The Forum of Jerash, in Jordan. ... St. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

At Roman contact, the country round the town was held by the Helvetii. The town's importance is reflected in its numerous mentions in ancient sources. The Antonine Itineraries place the town on the road from Geneva to Lacus Lausonius (near Lausanne). It is first mentioned by Pliny (H.N., iv. 7), and then by Ptolemy (ii. 9), who assigns it to the Sequani. Pliny and Ptolemy simply name it Equestris; and so it is named in the Itineraries. On some inscriptions it is called Civ. Equestrium (short for Civitas Equestrium), and Col. Julia Equ. (short for Colonia Julia Equestris) from which some have concluded that it was founded by Julius Caesar. In the Notitia it is called Civ. Equestrium Noiodunum (short for Civitas Equestrium Noiodunum). The district in which Nyon stands is called Pagus Equestricus in a document of the year 1011; and it is said that the people of the country as of the 18th century still called this district Enquestre. (D'Anville, Notice, &c.; Walckenaer, Géographie, &c., des Gaules, vol. ii. p. 316.) A map of Gaul showing the northern Alpine position of the Helvetii. ... The Antonine Itinerary (in Latin: Antonini Itinerarium) is a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire, containing directions how to get from one Roman settlement to another. ... Lausonius Lacus or Lacus Lausonius was an ancient name referencing a town or region in the country of the Helvetii about Lake Geneva; it was also an ancient name of lake itself. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ... Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19th Century portrait. ... This article is about the geographer, mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy. ... A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Sequani tribe. ... For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ... The Notitia Dignitatum is a unique document of the Roman imperial chanceries. ... Events Emperor Sanjo ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon dAnville: Troisième partie de la carte dAsie, contenant la Sibérie, et quelques autres parties de la Tartarie, Paris (1753) Jean Baptiste Bourguignon dAnville (1697-1782), perhaps the greatest geographical author of the 18th century, was born at Paris on the 11th of...

Current situation

It has a high school (Gymnase de Nyon, known as CESSOuest until 1997 or 1998), a modern hospital, a movie theater, numerous hotels, restaurants, cafes, etc. The town is best-known on the international stage as the home of the headquarters for UEFA, the governing body for football in Europe. It is also the seat of the international headquarters of the global union federation Union Network International. Nyon is also a major centre for the International Money-Broking Industry. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, sometimes also known as an international trade secretariat. ... Union Network International (UNI), calling itself a global union, is a global union federation for skills and services, gathering national and regional trade unions. ...

In the last week of July each year, Nyon hosts the Paléo Festival, one of the largest music festivals in Switzerland. Nyon Rugby Club is one of the top rugby teams in Switzerland and is twinned with Ealing Rugby Club in West London. Paléo Festival de Nyon - 2005. ...

White Castle in Nyon Image File history File links Nyon_castle. ...

Nyon and its castle seen from the lake in spring, with the Jura mountains in the background Image File history File links Nyon_nma. ... Looking towards Lelex from near to Crêt de la Neige The Jura folds are located north of the main Alpine orogenic front and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression from Alpine folding. ...

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Nyon

• Official site of the town (available in French, English and German)
• Web site of the Roman Museum of Nyon (same languages as above link)
• Paléo Festival
• Rugby Club Nyon
• Ultimate Frisbee Club, Les Mange-Disques de Nyon
• La Redoute, Popular neighbourhood of Nyon

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References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).

v • d • e Municipalities in the district of Nyon, Switzerland

Arnex-sur-Nyon | Arzier | Bassins | Begnins | Bogis-Bossey | Borex | Chavannes-de-Bogis | Chavannes-des-Bois | Chéserex | Coinsins | Commugny | Coppet | Crans-près-Céligny | Crassier | Duillier | Eysins | Founex | Genolier | Gingins | Givrins | Gland | Grens | Mies | Nyon | Prangins | La Rippe | Signy-Avenex | Saint-Cergue | Tannay | Trélex | Le Vaud | Vich The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, published in 1854, was the last a series of classical dictionaries edited by the english scholar William Smith (1813–1893), which included as sister works the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ... Sir William Smith (1813 - 1893), English lexicographer, was born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ... Arnex-sur-Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Arzier is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... 545m above sea level in Switzerland, Begnins is situated above the medieval town of Nyon [1] between Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) and the Jura Mountains,near to the cities of Geneva [2] and Lausanne [3]. Begnins is home to Phil Collins[4], the popular British Musician formerly of the band... Bogis-Bossey is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Borex is a commune in Vaud canton, located in Nyon district and located in Switzerland. ... Chavannes-de-Bogis is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Chavannes-des-Bois is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Chéserex is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Coinsins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Commugny is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Coppet is a village in the Nyon district in Canton Vaud in Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. ... Crans-près-Céligny is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Crassier is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Duillier is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Eysins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Founex is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Genolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Gingins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Givrins is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Gland is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. ... Grens is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Village center Mies is a village in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, on the border with the canton of Geneva. ... Prangins is a village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... La Rippe is a commune in Nyon in the canton of Vaud and in Switzerland. ... Signy-Avenex is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Tannay is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Trélex is a small village North of Nyon, Switzerland, nestled at the foothills of the Jura Mountains. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... Vich is a municipality in the district of Nyon of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. ... Canton of Vaud | Municipalities of the canton of Vaud | Switzerland The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... This is a list of municipalities of the canton of Vaud (communes du canton de Vaud) in Switzerland. ...

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