Industriequartier, Zurich, Switzerland

Switzerland has no official head of state. Instead, they have a Federal Council of seven members who each take turn meeting other countries. This is because in 1291, Switzerland began in a meadow in a mountain as a coalition of cantons. These cantons promised to protect each other. In 1848, a federal charter was created for the Helvetic Confederation (the official name of Switzerland). Because it is a confederation of separate peoples, the country has a number of national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. In Switzerland, out of the 8 million people, 2 million are not native to Switzerland. Today, the old industriequartier is on the rise as the new cool district in Zurich.

A special thanks to Hailey from Free Walk Zurich for creating such an interesting and engaging tour!

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