Waldstätte (German: [ˈvaltʃtɛtə], "forested sites;" Latin: civitates silvestres) is a term which has been used since the early thirteenth century to refer...

origin an inhabitant of Schwyz and its associated territory, one of the Waldstätte cantons which formed the nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The Swiss...

Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug. Cantons of Switzerland Waldstätte Media related to Zentralschweiz at Wikimedia Commons "Total area and land...

form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Waldstätte. Two important periods in the development of the Old Swiss Confederacy...

"oath-fellowship", Schwyz being just one of the participating Lieus or Orte (see Waldstätte). The term has never fallen out of use when referring to the Swiss Confederacy...

of the territory of Unterwalden as part of the imperial bailiwick of Waldstätte (but not as a political entity in its own right). The Federal Charter...

English (and partly Italian, as Lago di Lucerna) usage. The (three) "Waldstätte(n)" (lit.: "forested sites/settlements", in English usually translated...

Count Wernher von Homberg-Rapperswil, Reichsvogt of the Waldstätte from 1309 to 1320, Codex Manesse folio 43v....

Fribourg and Lucerne the bourgeoisie seized power in 1814 as well. The Waldstätte Schwyz, Nidwalden and Uri as well as Zug wanted to return to the time...

Waldstätten may refer to: Waldstätte, a term for a "rural canton" in the Old Swiss Confederacy Canton of Waldstätten of the Helvetic Republic Federal Charter...

village Waldstätter Motor vessel 1998 700 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) The Waldstätte Cirrus Motor vessel 2009 300 986 horsepower (735 kW) Cirrus cloud Saphir...

against Frederick the Fair to the title of King of the Romans, granted the Waldstätte of the Old Swiss Confederacy independence from the House of Habsburg....

calendar. August 1 – Federal Charter of 1291: The "three forest cantons" (Waldstätte) of Switzerland (Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden) form a defensive alliance...

Talschaft in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2013. Reichsvogt Waldstätte Landvogtei (Switzerland) v t e...

1309, Emperor Henry VII combined Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden into the Waldstätte or Forest Cantons. In 1314, Duke Louis IV of Bavaria (who would become...

Year Date Event 1291 August The three Waldstätte of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter of 1291 establishing the Old Swiss Confederacy...

Dnyaneshwar. August 1 – Federal Charter of 1291: The "three forest cantons" (Waldstätte) of Switzerland (Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden) form a defensive alliance...

significant event for the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy, as the Waldstätte or Forest Communities (Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden) saw their trade route...

Minnesang, Vogt von Einsiedeln, since 1309 Reichsgraf and Reichsvogt of Waldstätte, inherited territories that today form the northern part of the canton...