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MEYRIN: AN EXAMPLE OF A SWISS SUBURB

This may I was for the first time in Switzerland. I just wanted to see how do all those science things work. The thing is that CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) is in Geneva, but not really there.  For that moment I was not able to visit the city of Geneva because I was there for CERN, and the headquarters of this center was in the suburb of Meyrin. Meyrin is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The main site of the CERN particle physics laboratory is in Meyrin. Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a commuter town dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.  Meyrin has a population (as of December 2015) of 22,152. As of 2008, 41.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (14,320 or 73.3%), with German being s...

BADEN-BADEN: THE BOURGEOISIE AND THE TOWN

The bourgeoisie of the Europe's most popular spa town, one of the most famous casino in the world, pro-European manifestations and the Trinkhalle People are dancing for a European unity in front of the Theater Baden-Baden is the smallest county town in Baden-Württemberg and lies in the west of the country. The town is known as a spa and bathing resort as well as a media, art and international festival center. Already the Romans took advantage of the hot thermal springs from the Black Forest. In the Middle Ages, Baden-Baden was the capital of the Margraviate of Baden. After the catastrophic fire in 1689 the town lost the status of the residence to Rastatt. In the 19th century, the spa town was rediscovered and, thanks to the income from the casino, it developed into an internationally important meeting place for noblemen and wealthy citizens. Since the 19th century a rich, material and immaterial heritage has been well-preserved. A hotel on Kaiserallee T...