Switzerland. Canton Uri. Boat trip to the Rütli. 1 August 1990. Swiss national holiday. Public holiday. High ranking military officers and politicians. A man drinks a bier. Rütli (or Grütli in French) is a mountain meadow in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. Here the oath of the Rütlischwur is said to have occurred, the legendary turning-point in the pursuit of independence. Every August 1, on the Swiss National Day, the oath is re-enacted to...
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Switzerland. Canton Uri. Boat trip to the Rütli. 1 August 1990. Swiss national holiday. Public holiday. High ranking military officers and politicians. A man drinks a bier. Rütli (or Grütli in French) is a mountain meadow in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. Here the oath of the Rütlischwur is said to have occurred, the legendary turning-point in the pursuit of independence. Every August 1, on the Swiss National Day, the oath is re-enacted to commemorate the forming of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Rütli is the birthplace of the Swiss Confederation. 1.08.1990 © 1990 Didier Ruef
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