SwitzerlandKultur, Traditionen und Symbole 10 · Culture, traditions and symbols
Who is the highest mountain peak in Switzerland named after?
In the exam (German)
Nach wem ist der höchste Berggipfel der Schweiz benannt?
- aAfter Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red CrossNach dem Rotkreuzgründer Henry Dunant
- bAfter General Guillaume Henri DufourNach General Guillaume Henri DufourCorrect answer
- cAfter the entrepreneur Alfred EscherNach dem Unternehmer Alfred Escher
- dAfter the reformer Huldrych ZwingliNach dem Reformator Huldrych Zwingli
Why?
The Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa massif bears the name of General Dufour. In 1847 he led the federal troops, and he directed the making of the first accurate national map of Switzerland.
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