Zimmerwald
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Zimmerwald was until 31 December 2003 an independent municipality in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland
. It is located on a hill in the proximity of the city of Bern in the Bernese Mittelland
. On 1 January 2004 Zimmerwald united with the municipality of Englisberg
to form the new municipality of Wald.
Population: 870 (31 December 2002) coats of arms: To three firs on green three-mountain before silver background become green.
. Between 800 to 900 A.D. for the first time members of the Ciberni settling in Southern Germany took the length mountain in possession. The first mention of the town in documents occurs only in the later Middle Ages . In the year 1999 Zimmerwald celebrated its 700th anniversary.
Zimmerwald enters the annals of world history due to the Zimmerwald Conference
held in 1915 . In September, prominent socialists met from throughout Europe, among them Leon Trotsky
and Vladimir Lenin
. The conference was called by Robert Grimm
of Bern. The international workers' movement split as a result of the conference into social democratic and a revolutionary
wings.
s from the beginnings to the present. In addition belong both wood and sheet metal wind instruments in addition, percussion instruments. Among them rare pieces such as bull horns, old-Germanic Lure
, Serpent
and flap trumpet. Naturally also Alphorn
belong to the collection.
is the reference point for the CH1903+ Swiss coordinate system
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is located on a hill in the proximity of the city of Bern in the Bernese Mittelland
Mittelland
Mittelland may refer to*The Swiss plateau *The former name of the municipality Barleben, in Ohrekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany*The immense crater created by British explosives on the German island of Heligoland...
. On 1 January 2004 Zimmerwald united with the municipality of Englisberg
Englisberg
--Daniel Guggisberg 21:48, 27 November 2011 Englisberg is a village in the district of Seftigen in Canton Bern, Switzerland. On January 1, 2004, the independent municipality merged with Zimmerwald to form the new municipality of Wald BE. Situated on the Längenberg, above the valley of the Aare...
to form the new municipality of Wald.
Population: 870 (31 December 2002) coats of arms: To three firs on green three-mountain before silver background become green.
History
Zimmerwald was only settled in the late phase of the Germanic colonisation of SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Between 800 to 900 A.D. for the first time members of the Ciberni settling in Southern Germany took the length mountain in possession. The first mention of the town in documents occurs only in the later Middle Ages . In the year 1999 Zimmerwald celebrated its 700th anniversary.
Zimmerwald enters the annals of world history due to the Zimmerwald Conference
Zimmerwald Conference
The Zimmerwald Conference was held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland, from September 5 through September 8, 1915. It was an international socialist conference, which saw the beginning of the end of the coalition between revolutionary socialists and reformist socialists in the Second International.-...
held in 1915 . In September, prominent socialists met from throughout Europe, among them Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army....
and Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
. The conference was called by Robert Grimm
Robert Grimm
Robert Grimm was the leading Swiss Socialist politician during the first half of the 20th century.As a leading member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland he opposed the First World War. Grimm was the main organiser of the Zimmerwald Movement and the chairman of the International...
of Bern. The international workers' movement split as a result of the conference into social democratic and a revolutionary
Revolutionary
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...
wings.
Wind instruments museum
The collection covers approximately 1000 wind instrumentWind instrument
A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of...
s from the beginnings to the present. In addition belong both wood and sheet metal wind instruments in addition, percussion instruments. Among them rare pieces such as bull horns, old-Germanic Lure
Lure
Lure can refer to:* Lure * Lure coursing, a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure* Fishing lure* Lur, an instrument found in northern Europe* Lure, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France...
, Serpent
Serpent (instrument)
A serpent is a bass wind instrument, descended from the cornett, and a distant ancestor of the tuba, with a mouthpiece like a brass instrument but side holes like a woodwind. It is usually a long cone bent into a snakelike shape, hence the name. The serpent is closely related to the cornett,...
and flap trumpet. Naturally also Alphorn
Alphorn
The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a natural wooden horn of conical bore, having a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece, used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere...
belong to the collection.
Zimmerwald Observatory
The Zimmerwald ObservatoryZimmerwald Observatory
Observatorium Zimmerwald is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomisches Institut der Universität Bern . Built in 1956, it is located 10 kilometers south of Bern, Switzerland near Zimmerwald.The 1 meter aperture ZIMLAT telescope was inaugurated in 1997.-External links:*...
is the reference point for the CH1903+ Swiss coordinate system
Swiss coordinate system
The Swiss coordinate system is a geographic coordinate system used in Switzerland for maps and surveying by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography .The map projection used is Oblique Mercator on an 1841 Bessel ellipsoid....
.