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Helvetia (other)
Helvetia is the female personification of Switzerland. Helvetia may also refer to: * 113390 Helvetia, an asteroid *Helvetia (band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington *Helvetia Insurance, a Swiss insurance company * ''Helvetia'' (magazine), periodical for Swiss Occidentalists * ''Helvetia'' (ship, 1875), a paddle steamer that operated on Lake Zurich from 1875 to 1958 * ''Helvetia'' (ship, 1964), a motor vessel that has operated on Lake Zurich since 1964 * ''Helvetia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders * ''Helvetia'' (train), an express train formerly operated between Germany and Switzerland *Helvetia, Arizona, a ghost town * Helvetia, New Zealand, a location/hamlet near Pukekohe, New Zealand *Helvetia, Oregon *Helvetia, West Virginia *Helvetia, Wisconsin *, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 *Helvetia, the fictional country that the 2010 anime ''Sound of the Sky'' is set in *Helvetia Tinde, the highest peak in Peary Land, North Greenland See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetica (other)
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Helvetica is a typeface developed in 1957. It can also refer to: * ''Helvetica'' (film), a documentary about the typeface *Helvetic Republic, a Swiss state existing from 1798 to 1803 *Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland See also * Helvetic (other) *Helvetia (other) *Switzerland in the Roman era The territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire for a period of about six centuries, beginning with the step-by-step conquest of the area by Roman armies from the 2nd century BC and ending with the Fall of the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetia, Oregon
Helvetia is a small unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon. It is located in the Tualatin Valley along U.S. Route 26, 15 minutes west of Portland. It was named by Swiss immigrants to Oregon in the 19th century. Notable features are the church, cemetery, the Rice Mineral Museum, Helvetia Vineyards and Winery, which is co-owned by former U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, Roloff Farms, and the Helvetia Tavern. The reality television series Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ... '' Little People, Big World'' is set on Roloff Farms in Helvetia, making the location a popular tourist attraction. The Helvetia area is only a few miles from both the Intel and Nike headquarters campuses. It consists of heritage farms and million dollar estate properties. The area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvécia
Helvécia is a large village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. History Helvécia was founded in 1892 by Swiss-born teacher Heinrich Eduard Weber (Wéber Ede in Hungarian). After the great phylloxera epidemic that had destroyed much of the historical vineyard plantings in the 1870s, sandy soils of the Great Plains became much more valuable for grape cultivation than before. Helvécia was settled by 501 vineyard workers, most of them from the Balaton wine country. It gained independence of nearby Kecskemét in 1952. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 4,522 people (2015). Most of its inhabitants work in agriculture. Approximately half of the population lives in hamlets. The rest is distributed between two centres approximately 3 km apart from each other: the older Helvécia-Ótelep, and the Szabó-Sándor-telep or Újtelep, originally a housing area for the former collective farm. Twin towns – sister citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvecia
Helvecia is a town (''comuna'') in the center-east of the , on the San Javier River (which empties promptly into the Paraná River). It had about 8,500 inhabitants at the and it is the head town of the Garay Department. Helvecia lies north-northeast from the provincial capital, to which it is linked by Provincial Route 1 and National Route 11. It is also located only 15 km from the ruins of the old provincial capital, Cayastá. The town was founded in 1865 by Dr. Teófilo Romang, who had signed a contract with the provincial government, receiving 50 km2 of land for free on the condition of founding an agricultural colony with 125 immigrant families. Romang first came accompanied by 12 Swiss people in order to inspect the site, on 1865-01-01. Helvecia attained the status of ''comuna'' (commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Helvecia
Nueva Helvecia is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay. Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay. It is a few kilometres from the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata and east of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is known nationwide for its Swiss heritage. History Swiss emigration Europe was undergoing severe economic hardships during the second part of the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution affected many small artisans and family businesses. By law, Swiss mercenary soldiers could no longer fight for other countries and were returning home to find their families in precarious conditions that could not support any more members. The Americas represented a chance for progress and prosperity. Many Swiss came to North America during the California Gold Rush, but once the Civil War started in the United States, the Swiss emigrants started looking further south i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Helvetia
New Helvetia (Spanish: Nueva Helvetia), meaning "New Switzerland", was a 19th-century Alta California settlement and rancho, centered in present-day Sacramento, California. Colony of Nueva Helvetia The Swiss pioneer John Sutter (1803–1880) arrived in Alta California with other Euro-American settlers in August 1839. He established an agricultural and trading colony, with the stockade Sutter's Fort, and named it "Nueva Helvetia." It was located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. In English the name means "New Switzerland", after Sutter's home country. The design was influenced by Bents Fort operated by the William Bent, which Sutter visited before entering Alta California, Richard. The site of "Nueva Helvetia" is just a few miles east of where his son, John Sutter, Jr., established Sacramento, and is on the eastern edge of present-day downtown Sacramento. Rancho New Helvetia Rancho New Helvetia, in Spanish ''Rancho Nueva Helvetia'', was a Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetia Tinde
Helvetia Tinde (Helvetia Peak) is the highest mountain in the Roosevelt Range, Northern Greenland. It is also the highest mountain of the northernmost mountain range on Earth. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Helvetia Tinde is located about from the North Pole.2002 American Alpine Journal, p.286 It is the highest peak of North Peary Land. This mountain rises in the central region of the Roosevelt Range proper, west of the Polkorridoren (Polar Corridor) pass, about SSW of the head of Sands Fjord.H.P. Trettin (ed.), ''Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland,'' p, 46 Helvetia Tinde is high although according to other sources it is a slightly lower peak. Climbing history Helvetia Tinde was first climbed in 1969 by the members of an expedition by the British Joint Services during a topographic and geological survey of the northern part of Peary Land. The second ascent of the summit (and 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Of The Sky
is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Mamoru Kanbe. The 12-episode anime aired in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network between January 4, 2010 and March 22, 2010. The anime was also simulcast on Crunchyroll. ''Sound of the Sky'' was the debut project of ''Anime no Chikara''. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yagi Shinba began serialization in the January 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Daioh'' magazine. A visual novel developed by Compile Heart was released on the PlayStation Portable in May 2010. Plot ''Sound of the Sky'' revolves around a young girl named Kanata Sorami who is inspired to join the military after witnessing a rendition of "Amazing Grace" by a mysterious trumpeter of the Helvetian Army. Becoming a bugler, she is assigned to the 1121st Platoon stationed in the town of Seize (inspired by Cuenca, Spain) in Helvetia (another name for Switzerland), where she is taken into the care of 2nd Lt. Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetia, Wisconsin
Helvetia is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 649. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2), of which, 35.9 square miles (93.1 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2) of it (0.80%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 271 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.1 people per square mile (7.0/km2). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.38% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 271 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetia, West Virginia
Helvetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59. According to the 2020 census, its population was 38. The isolated community was settled by Swiss starting in 1869, and is known today for maintaining Swiss traditions, food, and folkways. History After the end of the Civil War, a group of Swiss and German-speaking immigrants calling themselves the ''Grütliverein'' ( Grütli Society) formed in Brooklyn, New York. The members agreed that they would all emigrate to another section of the country together when the time was right. A member of the society named Isler surveyed large swaths of the eastern West Virginia mountains for a Washington-based firm, and reported back to the society on the richness of the country. A committee of six men was assembled, and left Brooklyn by rail on October 15, 1869. They arrived at Clarksburg and began the difficult work of traveling by foot over the mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetia
Helvetia () is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially ''Confoederatio Helvetica,'' the Swiss Confederation. The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and commonly with braided hair, commonly with a wreath as a symbol of confederation. The name is a derivation of the ethnonym '' Helvetii'', the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau before the Roman conquest. History The fashion of depicting the Swiss Confederacy in terms of female allegories arises in the 17th century. This replaces an earlier convention, popular in the 1580s, of representing Switzerland as a bull (''Schweizer Stier''). In the first half of the 17th century, there was not a single allegory identified as ''Helvetia''. Rather, a number of allegories were shown, representing both virtues and vices of the confederacy. On the title page of his 1642 ''Topographia'', Matthäus Merian shows two allego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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