AN

Historical and Statistical Epitome

OF

SWITZERLAND .

The following Table exhibits the present Order of the Nineteen Cantons,their Capitals, Square Miles, Population , ./Era of Reception into theHelvetic Confederacy, Religion, and Quota of Troops to be furnishedin case of War.

CO

£

jg

£

<o

Cantons .

Capitals.

Square

Miles.

Popula-

tion.

JEra ofReception

Religion.

Quota ofTroops.

Uri ...

Altorf

464

SO,000

1315

Catholic

118

Schweitz . .

Schweitz

384

32,000

1315

Catholic

301

Underwalden

Stanz

192

20,000

1315

Catholic

191

Lucerne . .

Lucerne

496

100,000

1332

Catholic

867

Zurich . .

Zurich

768

200,000

1350

* Reformed

1929

Glarus . .

Glarus

336

24,000

1351

Mixed

241

Zng . . .

Zug

88

15,000

1352

Catholic

125

Berne . , .

Berne

1920

200,000

1352

Reformed

2292

Fribourg . .

Fribourg

576

70,000

1481

Catholic

620

Soleure . .

Soleure

240

50,000

1481

Catholic

452

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Basle . . .

Basle

160

40,000

1501

Reformed

409

Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen

128

30,000

1501

Reformed

233

Appenzell

Appenzell

256

60,000

1513

Mixed

486

Leman or Paysde Vaud .

Lausanne

1280

136,000

1

|ta

Reformed

1482

Argovia . .

Arau

448

100,000

Reformed

ISO 5

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Grisons

Coire

2240

100,000

2*. '***■

s-fc-

Mixed

1200

St. Gallen .

St. Gallen

704

150,000

Mixed

1315

Tessin . .

Bellinzona

720

160,000

03

Catholic

902

Thurgovia .

Frauenfield

260

75,000

.

Mixed

620

* Zurich was the first town in Switzerland that separated from the Church of Rome .In-1524, it was converted by the arguments of Zwingle, who was born at Wildehausen,a small village in the Toggenburg, in the present canton of St. Gallcn, and who, (withthe single exception of the mild and elegant Melancthon) was themost meek, moderate,