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Switzerland was founded one hundred years after its capital city, Berne, was founded. In what year that happened?
A real Swiss naturalisation exam question. Answer from memory, then check.
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The correct answer
- 1291
Why
Switzerland was founded in 1291, exactly one hundred years after Berne's founding in 1191. This date marks the signing of the Grütli Pact among the first three cantons: Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwald. This founding event gave rise to the modern Swiss Confederation.
- 1191
- 1291
- 1391
- 1491
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