SwitzerlandSchweizer Geschichte 35 · Swiss history
The canton of Jura is the youngest canton of Switzerland. Which canton did it separate from in 1979?
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Der Kanton Jura ist der jüngste Kanton der Schweiz. Von welchem Kanton trennte er sich 1979?
- aBernBernCorrect answer
- bSolothurnSolothurn
- cBasel-LandschaftBasel-Landschaft
- dNeuchâtel (Neuenburg)Neuenburg
Why?
The northern Jura had belonged to the canton of Bern since 1815. After a long conflict, the people and the cantons agreed in 1978 to create the canton of Jura, which came into being on 1 January 1979.
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