Sad and shocking New Year start in Switzerland
Jan 6th, 2026 | 03:10 PM
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I didn't mean you, swandav, who BTW lives in the mountains too
Bilboburgler, nobody offended me, don^t worry.
If one wants to understand the whole thing, one must know how Switzerland is organized.
Switzerland has grown dufring centuries as a not much consolidated Union of indipendent Republics called canton, 3 at th beginning, 13 from 1513 until 1798 and actually 26.
Until 1798, each canton was fully indipendent and the only common thing was the miliatary defenc agaionst aggressors.
Since 1848, we have all he same National Laws, the same currency, a unique post, a unique army and a Central Government.
Since then, the country got more and more centralized but never in the same manner as oour neighbours.
Still now, the Cantons are small republics with own Constitutions and cantonal laws which must just not be in opposition with National law.
And in some Cantons, even the communes/cities/villagers have a large autonomy.
In the present case, fire protection regulations are national law, but each canton decides how to fulfil them,
In some Cantons, the fulfilment is even delegated to the cities.
And that can cause problems at small places where eveeryone knows everyone.
In fact, this bottom up prctice of Switzerland can lead to situations where locals control more or less themselfs,.......
Bilboburgler, nobody offended me, don^t worry.
If one wants to understand the whole thing, one must know how Switzerland is organized.
Switzerland has grown dufring centuries as a not much consolidated Union of indipendent Republics called canton, 3 at th beginning, 13 from 1513 until 1798 and actually 26.
Until 1798, each canton was fully indipendent and the only common thing was the miliatary defenc agaionst aggressors.
Since 1848, we have all he same National Laws, the same currency, a unique post, a unique army and a Central Government.
Since then, the country got more and more centralized but never in the same manner as oour neighbours.
Still now, the Cantons are small republics with own Constitutions and cantonal laws which must just not be in opposition with National law.
And in some Cantons, even the communes/cities/villagers have a large autonomy.
In the present case, fire protection regulations are national law, but each canton decides how to fulfil them,
In some Cantons, the fulfilment is even delegated to the cities.
And that can cause problems at small places where eveeryone knows everyone.
In fact, this bottom up prctice of Switzerland can lead to situations where locals control more or less themselfs,.......
