Helvetiaplatz
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Helvetiaplatz may refer to several squares named after Helvetia
in Switzerland:
Helvetia
Helvetia is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confœderatio Helvetica, the "Helvetic Confederation".The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and commonly with braided hair, commonly with a wreath as...
in Switzerland:
- in BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
; see Helvetiaplatz (Basel) - in Bern; see Helvetiaplatz (Bern)
- in Luzern; see Helvetiaplatz (Luzern)
- in ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
; see Helvetiaplatz (Zürich)Helvetiaplatz (Zürich)The Helvetiaplatz in Zurich is located in the District 4 at the corner Langstrasse and Stauffacherstrasse.The place is well known because of the demonstrations on 1 May and against the World Economic Forum. Otherwise peaceful and multicultural events or demonstrations take place there...