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Unterwalden

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Unterwalden (German) [ˈʊntərˌvaldən]
n
(Placename) a canton of central Switzerland, on Lake Lucerne: consists of the demicantons of Nidwalden (east) and Obwalden (west). Capitals: (Nidwalden) Stans; (Obwalden) Sarnen. Pop.: (Nidwalden) 37 700 (2000 est.); (Obwalden) 32 200 (2000 est.). Areas: (Nidwalden) 274 sq. km (107 sq. miles); (Obwalden) 492 sq. km (192 sq. miles)


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The significance of this day lies in the phenomenal history which dates back to the year 1291 where an alliance was made by three cantons of Schwyz, Unterwalden and Uri.
One of his favourite dishes is Aelplermagronen (an Unterwalden speciality, it consists of potatoes and noodles with cream, cheese and sauteed onions, although it's made without the potatoes in Uri), which he prefers to serve with wedges of caramelised apple rather than the usual applesauce.
This area, the centre and northwest and north-east, includes the heartland of Switzerland, the forest cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden, where the original oath of Rutli was taken in 1291, taken to be the beginning of the Swiss state.
 
 
 
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