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Schweinshaxe (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaɪnshaksə] ⓘ; literally "swine's hock"), in German cuisine, is a roasted ham hock (or pork knuckle). [1] The ham hock is the end of the pig's leg, just above the ankle and below the meaty ham portion.
Switzerland has a large economy and highly skilled labor force. Fifteen Swiss companies are included on Fortune's "Global 500" list (in 2011). As of 2018 the largest non-financial companies in terms of annual revenue were Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura, with Nestlé as the largest employer.
The former Swiss Bank Tower off of Fifth Avenue in New York City opened in 1990. [16] Swiss Bank began the 1990s as the weakest of the "Big Three" Swiss banks but by the end of 1997 would be the driving force behind the merger with Union Bank of Switzerland. SBC had been impacted by losses on its real estate investments and a series of minor ...
The Swiss Euro Clearing Bank or SECB is a special-purpose bank based in Frankfurt, Germany, whose role is to facilitate transactions in euros by banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the centerpiece of the euroSIC system, which is the euro counterpart to the Swiss Interbank Clearing ( SIC ) system for transactions in Swiss francs .
Population of towns (2022) Below is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland.Until 2014 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German: Stadt/Städte, French: ville(s), Italian: città).
Gotthard line in 1882 Development of real GDP per capita, 1851 to 2018. Switzerland as a federal state was established in 1848. Before that time, the city-cantons of Zürich, Geneva, and Basel in particular began to develop economically based on industry and trade, while the rural regions of Switzerland remained poor and underdeveloped.
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,131 municipalities of Switzerland, updated (as of January 2024). [1] Municipalities of Switzerland Municipality Canton ...