Obwalden

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Ob•wal•den

(Ger. ˈɔpˌvɑl dən)

n.

a canton in central Switzerland. 31,310; 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km).

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Invitation to tender: collection, transhipment and transport of municipal waste from the canton of obwalden by the incineration plant renergia, perlen.

Collection, Transhipment And Transport Of Municipal Waste From The Canton Of Obwalden By The Incineration Plant Renergia, Perlen

Yet, the role of English as a foreign language in Switzerland seems to be threatening this agreement as shown by the inclusion of English as the first foreign language (before French) in elementary school in the cantons of Zurich, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne, Zug, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St.

What can Brazil learn from multilingual Switzerland and its use of English as a multilingua franca/O que o Brasil pode aprender da Suica multilingue e de seu uso do ingles como multilingua franca

Alois Bucher was born on August 28, 1928, the sixth of ten children of Theodor Wilhelm Bucher and Sophie Bucher-Emmenegger of Kems (Obwalden).

Alois Bucher, Borneo anthropologist and musical missionary: a restless life in the Muller Mountains, the Swiss Alps, and St. Peter's Basilica

Die Kantone Schwyz, Obwalden und Nidwalden sind in Bearbeitung.

Nulla historia sine fontibus: das Orgeldokumentationszentrum der Hochschule Luzern--Musik

Maze, a native of Engleberg in the canton of Obwalden, has three World Cup races on her career list to brag.

Roger Federer Hailed Swiss Sportsman Of The Year, Beating Stan Wawrinka

The snow is thick on the ground here, and I'm embracing a warm mug of coffee, as this week I am sending you greets from the Canton of Obwalden and the foot of Mount Titlis, inset, where I am sitting in the quiet surrounds of snowy Engelberg.

On The Pulse

The accident happened on Tuesday evening soon after the plane took off from Kaegiswil airport in Sarnen, in the canton of Obwalden.

Three Die in Plane Crash in Switzerland

These are, for most of the time period, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden, and Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

The effect of direct democracy on income redistribution: evidence for Switzerland

Table 4: Abbreviations of the Swiss Cantons AG Aargau NW Nidwalden AI Appenzell Innerrhoden OW Obwalden AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden SG St.

Reconciliation of work and family life in Switzerland

2009 Tetrao faeces 29 (sampling Obwalden) urogallus Jacob et al.

Individual heterogeneity as a pitfall in population estimates based on non-invasive genetic sampling: a review and recommendations

The index of the weighted average for Switzerland is 100; whereas, the canton Obwalden reaches the maximum value of 146.5 and the canton Zug the minimum value of 50.3.

Decentralized taxation and the size of government: evidence from Swiss state and local governments

* The regions of Franche-Comte, (eastern France) and Obwalden (Switzerland) carry out energy audits within private dwellings.