A canton is an administrative district of a country. Switzerland has 26 cantons that are member states of the Federal State of Switzerland.
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A canton is the Swiss equivalent for what is called a state in English-speaking federal countries.
The Swiss Confederation is made up of 26 cantons.
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aarau
Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri.
Bellinzona
The Rhine's origins are in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graub
a village in Switzerland is called a "Dorf".
1848. Prior to that each canton had its own currency.
Gruyere
Zermatt
Swiss Army knives were originally created in 1891 by Karl Elsener for use by the Swiss Army. Swiss Army Knives are made by two manufacturers: Victorinox and Wenger. These two companies have been manufacturing knives for the Swiss Army, and for retail sale, since 1891 and 1893 respectively. Victorinox is located in Ibach, canton Schwyz; and Wenger is located in Delémont, canton Jura. The model currently supplied to the Swiss Army is called "Soldatenmesser 08".
It is set in a little Swiss village in the 1800's
I assume you mean the canton Schwyz (Switzerland is called Schweiz in German), of which the capital is the town Schwyz.