Canton of Oberland
| Canton of Oberland Kanton Oberland | |||||||||
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proclaimed | April 12, 1798 1798 | ||||||||
| February 19, 1803 1803 | |||||||||
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| Today part of |  Switzerland | ||||||||
Oberland (German for Highlands) was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803), corresponding to the area of the Bernese Oberland, with its capital at Thun.
History
After the
Napoleonic invasion of Switzerland
in 1798, the old Bernese order was broken up and the Oberland separated from the rest of the canton. Within the new canton, historic borders and traditional rights were not considered. As there had been no previous separatist feeling amongst the conservative population, there was little enthusiasm for the new order.
The 1801
ancien régime, that the two cantons were reunited.[1]
Districts
During its short-lived existence, the canton was administered in ten districts, each named for the district seat, except where shown:
Aeschi
Brienz
Frutigen
Interlaken (district seat: Wilderswil)- Oberhasli (Meiringen)
Saanen- Upper Simmental (Zweisimmen)
- Lower Simmental (Erlenbach)
Thun
Unterseen
Notes and references
- ^ Canton of Oberland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
- Bernese Oberland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
