The three forest cantons (drei Waldstätten) is the collective term for the original founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1291, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, all of them situated at Lake Lucerne, in German called Vierwaldstättersee "lake of the four forest cantons", referring to the three cantons just named, and to the Canton of Lucerne, the first canton to join the confederation (1332). 1550 illustration for the Sempacherbrief of 1393, one of the major alliance contracts of the Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. ... Events May 10 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. ... Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... The town Schwyz is the capital of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. ... Unterwalden is a region in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne. ... Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Events November 7 - Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation with Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. ...
In the sunny and southerly canton of Ticino, Mediterranean-style scrub vegetation and pines are common.
The cantonal judiciary is composed of two or three levels of courts, depending on the size of the canton.
The urban cantons of Lucerne, Zürich, and Bern, and the rural cantons of Glarus and Zug, made separate alliances with the threeforestcantons between 1332 and 1353, establishing a series of confederations.
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