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Best Western Marian am Rhein
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Greifengasse/Rheingasse 2, Basel


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Hotel Allegro Bern
Hotel Allegro Bern
Kornhausstrasse 3, Bern


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SWITZERLAND


Capital
Bern (Berne, Berna)

Currency
Swiss franc (CHF)

Area
41,277 square km

Location
Switzerland is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. Its neighbors are Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein and Austria.

Land boundaries
1,852 km

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m
highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m

Language
German (official) approx 63%, French (official) approx 20%, Italian (official) approx 6%, Romansch (official), Serbo-Croatian, Albanian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, other

Nationality
Swiss

Religions
Roman Catholic approx 42%, Protestant approx 35%, Muslim, Orthodox, other Christian, other, none

Time
UTC + 1


National holiday

2010

01 Jan New Year's Day
02 Jan Berchtold's Day
02 Apr Good Friday
05 Apr Easter Monday
13 May Ascension
24 May Whit Monday
01 Aug National Day
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Boxing Day


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