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| 1 | Jura, Scotland ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 55.9803 / -5.8978 | Jura (Scottish Gaelic ''Diùra'') is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, situated adjacent and to the north-east of Islay. The island is designated as a National Scenic Area. (...) | |
| 2 | Jura (department) ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Lat/Lng : 46.6667 / 5.6667 | Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not to be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura). (...) | |
| 3 | Saint-Claude, Jura ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.3878 / 5.8639 | Saint-Claude is a commune of the Jura ''département'', in France. The town was originally named ''Saint-Oyand'' after Saint Eugendus. However, when St. Claudius had, in 687, resigned his Diocese of Besançon and had died, in 696, as twelfth abbot, the number of pilgrims who visited his grave was so great that, since the thirteenth century, the name "Saint-Claude" came more and more into (...) | |
| 4 | Dole, Jura ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 24,949 Lat/Lng : 47.0931 / 5.4906 | in the Jura ''département'' in France, of which it is a ''sous-préfecture''. Population (1999): 24,949. It is the largest commune in Jura, although the ''préfecture'' (capital) resides in the commune of Lons-le-Saunier. Dole is twinned with Northwich, a salt mining town in Cheshire, England. (...) | |
| 5 | Châtillon, Jura, France ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 124 Lat/Lng : 46.6586 / 5.7303 | Châtillon is a commune in the Jura ''département'', in (...) | |
| 6 | Courbette, Jura ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 46.6 / 5.5667 | Courbette is a commune of the Jura ''département'' in (...) | |
| 7 | Arbois ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.9036 / 5.7747 | :''This article is about the commune in France. For the grape, see Arbois (grape).'' Arbois is a French town and commune located in the Jura ''département''. (...) | |
| 8 | Les Rousses ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.4864 / 6.0625 | Les Rousses is a municipality located in the Jura Département in the Franche-Comté region of France. Lac des Rousses is located in the municipality. (...) | |
| 9 | Canton of Jura ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 47.3667 / 7.15 | The Republic and Canton of the Jura, also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland. It is the newest (created in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont. It shares borders with the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, the Canton of Bern, and the French département of Jura (...) | |
| 10 | Baume Abbey ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.7086 / 5.6492 | , France, was founded in the early tenth century, as a Benedictine abbey. Its Abbot Berno was called to found Cluny Abbey in 910; subsequently Baume suffered a century of eclipse, before papal authority gave it in 1147 to Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny; dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, Baume, the mother-house of Cluny, became a Cluniac priory (...) | |
| 11 | Lägern ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.4808 / 8.3633 | , forming the boundary between the cantons of Zurich and Aargau. Its highest elevation is the Burghorn at 859 (...) | |
| 12 | Châtillon, Jura, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3167 / 7.3333 | Châtillon is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 13 | Col de la Croix (Jura) ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.3728 / 7.1415 | Col de la Croix (el. 789 m.) is a pass in the Jura range connecting Saint-Ursanne and Courgenay, both in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 14 | Salins-les-Bains ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.9419 / 5.8792 | Salins-les-Bains, a town of eastern France, in the Jura ''département'', part of the Franche-Comté on a branch line of the Paris-Lyon railway. Salins owes its name to its saline waters, used for bathing and drinking. There are also salt works and gypsum deposits. Salins is situated in the narrow valley of the Furieuse, between two fortified hills, Fort Belin and Fort (...) | |
| 15 | St. Petersinsel ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 47.0708 / 7.1425 | St. Petersinsel or Île de St-Pierre was an island situated in Lake Biel in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It was formed in the last Ice Age (see Pleistocene), when the Rhône Glacier reached as far as the Jura mountains. In the late nineteenth century following engineering work to control the flow of water in the Jura, the water-level of Lake Biel dropped, and today, St (...) | |
| 16 | Weissenstein ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.2519 / 7.5092 | The Weissenstein is a mountain of the Jura range near Solothurn, Switzerland. There is a chairlift from Oberdorf to the spa hotel on top of the mountain (length: 2339 m). The tunnel of the railway line Solothurn-Moutier from Oberdorf to Gänsbrunnen on the other side was opened in 1908 (...) | |
| 17 | Crêt de la Neige ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.2725 / 5.9436 | Le Crêt de la Neige is the highest peak in the Jura mountains and the department of Ain in France. It is 1720m above sea level, instead of the 1718m used before 2003. Its prominence is 1230 (...) | |
| 18 | Federal Palace ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.9467 / 7.4442 | The ''Federal Palace of Switzerland'' (German: ''Bundeshaus'', French: ''Palais fédéral'', Italian: ''Palazzo federale''; Latin: ''Curia Confoederationis Helveticae'') is the name of the building in Bern in which the Swiss Federal Assembly (federal parliament) and the Federal Council are housed (...) | |
| 19 | Ballenberg ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.7494 / 8.0864 | that displays traditional buildings and architecture from all over the country. Located near Brienz in the municipality of Hofstetten bei Brienz, Canton of Berne, Ballenberg has over 100 original buildings that have been transported from their original sites. In addition to the main attraction of the buildings themselves some of the industrial and crafting buildings still operate to give (...) | |
| 20 | Divonne-les-Bains ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 6,171 Lat/Lng : 46.3567 / 6.1428 | Divonne-les-Bains, a commune in the French ''département'' of Ain, is a popular spa town. Divonne lies on the border with French-speaking Switzerland, between the foot of the Jura mountains and Lake Geneva. Geneva itself is 20 minutes away on the Swiss autoroute to the south-west. Nyon, a Swiss market town, is the nearest main town travelling east along Lake Geneva towards Lausanne (...) | |
| 21 | Lake Murten ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 46.9322 / 7.0853 | Lake Murten (German: ''Murtensee''; French: ''Lac de Morat'') is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small town of Murten on its southern shores. It is the smallest of the three lakes in the Jura region, with Lake Biel and Lake Neuchâtel being the other two. The main tributary is the river Broye (...) | |
| 22 | Geography of Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : country Lat/Lng : 47.0 / 8.0 | , Lake Constance and Lake Geneva. Switzerland is a small, generally mountainous and landlocked country located in the center of Europe. It has a total area of about 41'290 km² or 15,942 mi2 of which 39'770 km² (15,355 mi2) is land and 1'520 km² (587 mi2) is water. Switzerland is landlocked and surrounded by Austria (164 km) and Liechtenstein (41 km) to the east, France (573 km) to the west, (...) | |
| 23 | Lake Biel ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 47.0856 / 7.1742 | Lake Biel-Bienne (German: ''Bielersee'', French: ''Lac de Bienne'') is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Murten/Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at , at the language boundary between German & French speaking areas. The lake is 15 km long and up to 4.1 km wide. Its surface area is 39 (...) | |
| 24 | Aachtopf ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 47.8467 / 8.8581 | 's biggest natural spring and produces an average of 8,500 liters per second. The Aachtopf is a karst spring which is located south of the western end of the Swabian Jura, near the town Aach. Production varies seasonally and in response to the weather, but the spring never falls dry (...) | |
| 25 | Mont Blanc ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 45.8336 / 6.865 | Mont Blanc (French for ''white mountain'') or ''Monte Bianco'' (Italian, same meaning), also known as ''"La Dame Blanche"'' (French, ''the white lady'') is a mountain in the Alps. With its 4,808 m summit, it is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe. The Caucasus mountains, which include higher peaks than Mont Blanc, are included on political maps of Europe, although (...) | |
| 26 | Franche-Comté ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 47.0 / 6.0 | Franche-Comté (Franc-Comtois: ''Fràntche-Comté''; Arpitan: ''Franche-Comtât'') the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort and has a population (2006) of 1,146,000 (...) | |
| 27 | Geislingen an der Steige ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 48.6178 / 9.7856 | Geislingen an der Steige or Geislingen (Steige) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Göppingen and has c. 28,000 inhabitants. (...) | |
| 28 | Schilthorn ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.5594 / 7.8361 | Schilthorn is a 2,970 metre high summit in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, above Mürren. It has a panorama, which spans from the Titlis, Jungfrau, Mönch, Eiger, over the Bernese Alps and the Jura mountains up to the Vogesen and the Black Forest. Mont Blanc is also just visible. leaving to Gimmelwald and then onto Mürren (...) | |
| 29 | Ornex ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 3,180 Lat/Lng : 46.2717 / 6.0972 | in the Ain ''département'' of eastern France, located on the RN5 highway between the Jura mountains and the Swiss border. Located nine kilometres from Geneva, many inhabitants commute across the Swiss border each morning to jobs with international organizations and multinational corporations. The census of 1999 revealed that 62 (...) | |
| 30 | Świętokrzyskie Mountains ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 50.8833 / 20.9167 | Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), (Polish, ) are a mountain range in central Poland, in the vicinity of the city of Kielce. In most part the chain consists of a number of separate ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry (lit. ''bald mountains''). The two highest peaks are Łysica at 612 meters (2008 ft) and Łysa Góra at 593 meters (1946 ft) (...) | |
| 31 | Oronsay, Inner Hebrides ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 56.0194 / -6.2458 | Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh), also sometimes spelt and pronounced ''Oransay'' by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of just over two square miles. It rises to a height of 93m (305 feet) at Beinn Orasaigh (Beinn Oronsay) and is linked to Colonsay by a tidal causeway (called An Traigh ('The (...) | |
| 32 | Belfort ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 47.6417 / 6.85 | Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort ''département'' in the Franche-Comté ''région''. Population (1999): 50,417. Approximately 80,000 including suburbs. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône - the Belfort Gap (Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian (...) | |
| 33 | CERN ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.2342 / 6.0528 | ), pronounced (or in French), is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the border between France and Switzerland. The convention establishing CERN was signed on 29 September 1954. From the original 12 signatories of the CERN convention, membership has grown to the present 20 member states (...) | |
| 34 | Arles ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 43.6781 / 4.6294 | Arles (Provençal Occitan: ''Arle'' in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence. (...) | |
| 35 | Kraków ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 50.0614 / 19.9372 | Kraków (: [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?ggkrak03.wav krăk'ou, krāk'ō], with a population of 756,336 in 2007 (1,403,247 in the Kraków-Tarnów sub-region).Central Statistical Office, Warsaw 2007, Situated on the Vistula river in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century (...) | |
| 36 | Silesian Voivodeship ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 50.3333 / 19.0003 | Silesian Voivodeship (also "Silesia Province" — Polish: ''województwo śląskie'') is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centring on the region known as Upper Silesia (''Górny Śląsk''). Its capital is Katowice. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Katowice, Częstochowa and Bielsko-Biała Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization (...) | |
| 37 | Ronchamp ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 47.7008 / 6.6339 | in the Haute-Saône ''département'' of northeastern France. (...) | |
| 38 | Supt ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 98 Lat/Lng : 46.8497 / 5.9581 | :''Supt may also be an abbreviation for Superintendent.'' Supt is a commune of the Jura ''département'', in (...) | |
| 39 | Mérona ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.5561 / 5.6361 | Mérona is a commune, located in the Jura ''département'', in Franche-Comté, (...) | |
| 40 | Reutlingen ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 48.515 / 9.1917 | '' by night Reutlingen is a city in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of March 2007, it has a population of 109,977.[http://www.reutlingen.de/content/2/2.6.3.2/view.oscms?Section=59&Article=0&Page=1&menuactive=2&scheme=portal] Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which was founded in 1855, originally as a (...) | |
| 41 | Battle of Alesia ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.5372 / 4.5003 | The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia took place in September 52 BC around the Gallic ''oppidum'' of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe. Situated probably atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France, but this location—it is said—does not fit Caesar's description of the battle (...) | |
| 42 | Alabama ![]() FeatureType : state Lat/Lng : 32.7917 / -86.8308 | The State of Alabama , is located in the southern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland waterways. The state ranks 23rd in population with almost 4 (...) | |
| 43 | Saisy ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.9603 / 4.5503 | Saisy is a commune of the Saône-et-Loire ''département'', situated in the heart of Burgundy, in France. , 37 km from Chalon-sur-Saône and 21 km from Autun. Input Saisy in geoportail to see a detailed aerial view of the commune: [http://www.geoportail.com/index.php?event=DisplayCartoVisu&url_insert=454c8017cd9addec9f7d2e88aa8ee6ae An aerial view of the commune] (...) | |
| 44 | Soulce ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3 / 7.2667 | Soulce is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 45 | Saulcy ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3 / 7.15 | Saulcy is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 46 | Lajoux ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2833 / 7.1333 | Lajoux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 47 | Courrendlin ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.3667 | Courrendlin is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 48 | Vicques, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.4 | Vicques is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 49 | Montfaucon, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2833 / 7.05 | Montfaucon is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 50 | Canton of Morez ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.5228 / 6.0231 | , France. It is known primarily for its eyeglasses industry. It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Claude. It is composed of 9 communes: * Bellefontaine * Bois-d'Amont * Lézat * Longchaumois * Morbier * Morez * La Mouille * Prémanon * Les (...) | |
| 51 | Dramelay ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 46.4 / 5.5333 | Dramely is a commune in France. It is in the Jura ''département'' and has the postal code of 39240. There are 32 inhabitants as of (...) | |
| 52 | Villette (Italy) ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 46.1333 / 8.5333 | Villette is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 140 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km north of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 250 and an area of 7.4 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat (...) | |
| 53 | Copenhagen Opera House ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 55.6817 / 12.6003 | usually called Operaen) is the national Opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is located on the island of Holmen in the center of Copenhagen. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built. (...) | |
| 54 | Colonsay ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 56.0656 / -6.2172 | Colonsay (Gaelic: Colbhasa) is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull and has an area of just over 4,000 hectares (16 sq. miles). It is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil. The island's total population is about 110 people (...) | |
| 55 | Veria ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 40.5206 / 22.2022 | Veria (officially transliterated as ''Veroia'', Greek Βέροια or Βέρροια - ''Véria'') is a city in Greece. It is a commercial center of Greek Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church (...) | |
| 56 | Ferney-Voltaire ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.2558 / 6.1081 | Ferney-Voltaire is a town and commune in the Ain ''département'' of eastern France, between the Jura mountains and the Swiss border. It forms part of the conurbation of Geneva. (...) | |
| 57 | Cuvier ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.8278 / 6.0694 | Cuvier may refer to: * Georges Cuvier, (1769-1832), French naturalist and zoologist * Frédéric Cuvier (1773-1838), French zoologist * Cuvier, Jura, a commune of the Jura ''département'' in France * Cuvier Island, a lighthouse island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand * Cuvier (crater), a lunar (...) | |
| 58 | Rebeuvelier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.4167 | Rebeuvelier is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 59 | Glovelier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3167 / 7.1833 | Glovelier is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 60 | Saint-Brais ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3 / 7.1 | Saint-Brais is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 61 | Bassecourt ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.2333 | Bassecourt is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 62 | Courfaivre ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.2667 | Courfaivre is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 63 | Courtételle ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3333 / 7.3167 | Courtételle is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 64 | Courroux ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.35 / 7.3667 | Courroux is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is located three kilometers southeast of the city of Delémont. It is the third largest town in Jura. (...) | |
| 65 | Vermes, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3167 / 7.4667 | Vermes is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 66 | Les Genevez ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.25 / 7.1167 | Les Genevez is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 67 | Muriaux ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2333 / 6.9667 | Muriaux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 68 | Saignelégier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.25 / 6.9833 | Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. The bog and nature preserve around étang de la Gruère is located in the municipality. (...) | |
| 69 | Le Noirmont ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2167 / 6.95 | Le Noirmont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 70 | Le Peuchapatte ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 6.95 | Le Peuchapatte is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in (...) | |
| 71 | Notre Dame du Haut ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.7038 / 6.6212 | Informally known as ''Ronchamp'', the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp (French: ''Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp''), France completed in 1954 is considered one of the finest examples of architecture by the late French/Swiss architect Le Corbusier and one of the most important and successful examples of religious architecture in the 20th century, an honor it shares with (...) | |
| 72 | Lons-le-Saunier ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.6753 / 5.5544 | Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Jura ''département''. (...) | |
| 73 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 49.8594 / 20.2747 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province, or by its Polish name ''województwo małopolskie'') is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,267,731 (2006). It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz and parts of Bielsko-Biała and Katowice Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local (...) | |
| 74 | Geography of France ![]() FeatureType : country Lat/Lng : 46.0 / 2.0 | France is a country in Western Europe, bordering the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain. Mainland France's roughly hexagonal shape has lent itself to a popular French nickname: ''l'hexagone'' (...) | |
| 75 | Coligny calendar ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.3833 / 5.35 | The Gaulish Coligny Calendar was found in Coligny, Ain, France near Lyon in 1897, along with the head of a bronze statue of a youthful male figure. It is a lunisolar calendar. It was engraved on a bronze tablet, preserved in 73 fragments, that originally was 1.48 m wide and 0.9 m high (Lambert p.111) (...) | |
| 76 | Lavans-sur-Valouse ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 46.3333 / 5.55 | Lavans-sur-Valouse is a commune of the Jura ''département'', in (...) | |
| 77 | Les Arsures ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.95 / 5.7914 | Les Arsures is a village and commune of France in the Jura ''département'', situated on a small stream, the Lurine. It is surrounded by vineyards, from which excellent wine is produced. Population (in 1911): 233. (...) | |
| 78 | Canton of Berne ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 46.8333 / 7.6167 | The Swiss Canton of Berne is bilingual (German: ''Kanton ''; French ''Canton de Berne'') and has a population of about 958,000. The canton is located in west-central Switzerland and the city of Berne is its capital. (...) | |
| 79 | Great Cumbrae ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 55.7689 / -4.9175 | Great Cumbrae (Scottish Gaelic, Cumaradh Mòr; also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Home to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and the University Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole golf course which (...) | |
| 80 | Vaud ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 46.6167 / 6.55 | The Canton of Vaud (French pronounciation ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. (...) | |
| 81 | Loue ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 47.0114 / 6.2986 | The Loue is a river of eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Doubs River, which it joins downstream of Dole. Its source is a karstic spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs. This connection with the Doubs was only discovered in 1901 when a spillage from the Pernod factory into the Doubs was transmitted into the Loue (...) | |
| 82 | Craighouse ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 55.8333 / -5.9333 | Craighouse (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh na Creige) is the main settlement on the Scottish Inner Hebridean Isle of Jura. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of Jura at the southern end of Small Isles Bay. Craighouse was once served by a direct ferry from the mainland which berthed at Craighouse pier (...) | |
| 83 | Dachau concentration camp ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 48.2703 / 11.4681 | Dachau was a Nazi German concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Munich in southern Germany. Opened on 22 March 1933, the Dachau concentration camp was the first regular concentration camp established by the coalition government of National (...) | |
| 84 | Beinn an Òir ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.902 / -6.0042 | Beinn an Òir (Gaelic: ''mountain of gold'') is the highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a Corbett. (...) | |
| 85 | Hesselberg ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 49.07 / 10.5269 | Hesselberg (689 m above sea level) is the highest point in Middle Franconia and the Franconian Jura and is situated 60 km south west of Nuremberg, Germany. The mountain stands isolated and far from the center of the Franconian Jura, in its southwestern border region, 4 km to the north west of Wassertrüdingen (...) | |
| 86 | La Chaux-des-Breuleux ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2167 / 7.0333 | La Chaux-des-Breuleux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 87 | Les Breuleux ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2167 / 7.0 | Les Breuleux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 88 | Undervelier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3 / 7.2333 | Undervelier is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Undervelier lies between the valleys of the South and that of Delémont. Notable sights in the area include the cave of Sainte-Colombe and the Gorges of Pichoux. Others include Vellerat Posé because of its greenery, the chapel ''Place Roland Béguelin'' built by Jeanne Bueche and André (...) | |
| 89 | Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.3872 / 5.7831 | Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is a French commune situated in the Jura ''département'' of the Franche-Comté ''région'' of eastern France. As of the 1999 French census, the population of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is 1,896. (...) | |
| 90 | Schelten Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.3341 / 7.5334 | Schelten Pass (French: ''La Scheulte'') (el. 1151 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the cantons of Jura and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Mervelier and Ramiswil and is the most direct route from Delémont and Balsthal. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent (...) | |
| 91 | Col de la Faucille ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.3667 / 6.0333 | Col de la Faucille is a high mountain pass in the department of Ain in the French Jura. It connects the town of Gex in Ain to the town of Les Rousses in the department of Jura. The Tour de France has traversed this category 3 climb 41 times, starting in 1911 and most recently in 2007. The area has become popular as a ski resort known as Mijoux – Col de la Faucille (...) | |
| 92 | Mont-sous-Vaudrey ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 46.9667 / 5.6 | Mont-sous-Vaudrey is a commune of the Jura ''département'', in France. Mont-sous-Vaudrey was the birthplace of Jules Grévy (1813-1891), President of the French Third (...) | |
| 93 | Avignon-lès-Saint-Claude ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 337 Lat/Lng : 46.3906 / 5.8464 | Avignon-lès-Saint-Claude is a commune of the Jura ''département'', in (...) | |
| 94 | Chasseral Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 1607 Lat/Lng : 47.1347 / 7.0611 | Chasseral Pass (German: ''Gestler'') (el. 1607 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 95 | Tramelan ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2167 / 7.1 | Tramelan is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 96 | Roches, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3 / 7.3833 | Roches is a municipality in the district of Moutier in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura (...) | |
| 97 | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.5764 / 5.9567 | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux is a town and commune in the Jura ''département'', in (...) | |
| 98 | Mijoux ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 375 Lat/Lng : 46.3661 / 5.9961 | Mijoux is a commune in the French ''département'' of Ain. It is a popular winter sports resort in the valley of the Valserine river, at the foot of the Jura (...) | |
| 99 | Saint-Amour ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.4364 / 5.3439 | Saint-Amour may refer to: * Saint-Amour-Bellevue, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département in France **The wine from Saint-Amour-Bellevue, one of the ten crus of Beaujolais * Saint-Amour, Jura, a commune in the Jura département in France * William of Saint-Amour, a figure in 13th-century scholasticism, chiefly notable for his withering attacks on the (...) | |
| 100 | Col des Rangiers ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.3849 / 7.2191 | Col des Rangiers (el. 856 m.) is a mountain pass in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It connects Courgenay and Develier. (...) | |
| 101 | La Neuveville ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.0667 / 7.1 | La Neuveville is a municipality in the district of La Neuveville in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). It is located on the bank of Lake Biel. Although La Neuveville has only about 3400 inhabitants, the medieval town has the legal standing of a city according to the old city statutes (''Stadtrecht'') (...) | |
| 102 | Villeneuve, Italy ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 307 Lat/Lng : 45.7024 / 7.2076 | Villeneuve is a town and municipality in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It lies on the Dora Baltea, a fast flowing river popular for white-water rafting, and some 10 km west of Aosta on the road to Courmayeur and the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It the gate of Gran Paradiso National Park the oldiest italian national park. The town's geographical co-ordinates are . (...) | |
| 103 | Aargau ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 47.4167 / 8.1667 | Aargau (German ; rarely anglicized Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aargau (meaning ''Aare district''). (...) | |
| 104 | Côte-d'Or ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Lat/Lng : 47.4167 / 4.8333 | Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France. (...) | |
| 105 | Passwang Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 1204 Lat/Lng : 47.3584 / 7.656 | Passwang Pass (el. 1204 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Mümliswil and Reigoldswil. At the summit, the pass road goes through a 200-meter tunnel. (...) | |
| 106 | Weissenstein Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.2552 / 7.5083 | Weissenstein Pass (el. 1284 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Oberdorf and Gänsbrunnen. The pass road has a maximum grade of 22 percent and is one of the steepest roads in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 107 | Salhöhe Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 779 Lat/Lng : 47.4292 / 7.9858 | Salhöhe Pass (el. 779 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the cantons of Solothurn and Aargau in Switzerland. It connects Kienberg in Solothurn and Erlinsbach in Aargau. The pass road has a maximum grade of 9 percent. Although it is the fastest route between Aarau and Basel, traffic over the pass is moderate. (...) | |
| 108 | Les Pontins ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.1315 / 6.9974 | Les Pontins (el. 1110 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. (...) | |
| 109 | Chilchzimmersattel ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 991 Lat/Lng : 47.3669 / 7.8028 | Chilchzimmersattel (el. 991 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It connects Eptingen and Langenbruck. The pass road has a maximum grade of 7,35 percent. The pass is open all year round, even though it is not cleared after snowstorms. Numerous fortifications can be seen near the pass, dating from World War I and before. (...) | |
| 110 | La Tourne ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.9881 / 6.7922 | La Tourne (el. 1170 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It connects Les Petits-Ponts and Montmollin. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent. (...) | |
| 111 | Beinn Shiantaidh ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.901 / -5.9801 | Beinn Shiantaidh (Gaelic: ''holy mountain'') is the second highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 757 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a (...) | |
| 112 | Champagnole ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.7481 / 5.9078 | Champagnole is a French commune in the ''département'' of Jura and the ''région'' of Franche-Comté. (...) | |
| 113 | Basel-Country ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 47.45 / 7.7333 | Basel-Country (German: ; Swiss German: ''Basel-Land''/''Baselbiet'') is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal. It shares borders with the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Solothurn, Jura and Aargau, and with France and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. (...) | |
| 114 | Canton of Geneva ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 46.2 / 6.1167 | The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France and centered around the city of Geneva. The official name of this canton is ''République et Canton de Genève''. Like some other Swiss cantons (Ticino, Neuchâtel, Jura) this canton calls itself a republic, as part of the Swiss confederation (...) | |
| 115 | Diesse ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 7.1167 | Diesse is a municipality in the district of La Neuveville in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 116 | Lamboing ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 7.1333 | Lamboing is a municipality in the district of La Neuveville in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 117 | Prêles ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1 / 7.1333 | Prêles is a municipality in the district of La Neuveville in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura (...) | |
| 118 | Corgémont ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2 / 7.15 | Corgémont is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 119 | Cormoret ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.05 | Cormoret is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 120 | Cortébert ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.1 | Cortébert is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 121 | Orvin ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.15 / 7.2 | Orvin is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 122 | Péry ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.25 | Péry is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 123 | Plagne, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.2833 | Plagne is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 124 | Sonvilier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1333 / 6.9667 | Sonvilier is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura (...) | |
| 125 | Vauffelin ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.3 | Vauffelin is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 126 | Crémines ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 47.2667 / 7.4333 | Crémines is a municipality in the district of Moutier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 127 | Crozet, Ain ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 1,349 Lat/Lng : 46.2806 / 6.0125 | Crozet is a small village and commune of the Ain ''département'', in France. Crozet is nestled at the foot of the Jura mountains in Eastern France, several miles from the Swiss city of Geneva and a bit less than 100 miles from the French city of Lyon. It is also near the Genève-Cointrin airport (...) | |
| 128 | Belchenflue Pass ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.3644 / 7.8111 | Belchenflue Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the cantons of Basel-Country and Solothurn. The pass is also called ''Bölchen'' by locals. The name came originally from Celtic from the sun god Belenus. The nearby peak of the same name (el. 1099 m.) was an important marker for the tribal calendar establishing the seasons (...) | |
| 129 | Nance (disambiguation) ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.7406 / 5.4269 | Nance is a tree. Nance could also refer to: * Places: ** Nance, Jura, France ** Nance County, Nebraska * People: ** Jack Nance, actor ** Jim Nance, professional football player ** John J. Nance, pilot, author ** Ray Nance, musician ** Roger David Nance, filed a false police report ** Robert Morton Nance, Cornish language expert ** Walter E (...) | |
| 130 | Vue des Alpes ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.0728 / 6.8697 | Vue des Alpes (el. 1282 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel. It connects La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent. A road tunnel for the motorway has greatly reduced the traffic over the pass. As implied by its name, the pass provides a panoramic view of the Alps on a clear day. (...) | |
| 131 | Balmberg Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.2661 / 7.5395 | Balmberg Pass (el. 1078 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Welschenrohr and Günsberg. The road is one of the steepest pass roads in Switzerland, with grades of up to 25 percent. The road is not recommended for learner drivers, big / wide or long cars, busses, vans & trucks, caravans or trailers (...) | |
| 132 | Col de la Givrine ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.4556 / 6.0902 | Col de la Givrine (el. 1228 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and France. It connects Nyon in Switzerland and Morez in France. The maximum grade of the pass road is 8 percent. (...) | |
| 133 | Col du Marchairuz ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.5527 / 6.2504 | Col du Marchairuz (el. 1447 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Le Brassus and Bière. The pass road has a maximum grade of 14 percent. (...) | |
| 134 | Col du Mollendruz ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.6505 / 6.3646 | Col du Mollendruz (el. 1180 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Cossonay and Le Pont. (...) | |
| 135 | Oberer Hauenstein Pass ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.3517 / 7.7639 | Oberer Hauenstein Pass (el. 731 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the cantons of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Balsthal and Waldenburg. (...) | |
| 136 | Unterer Hauenstein Pass ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.3814 / 7.8689 | Unterer Hauenstein Pass (el. 691 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the canton of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Buckten in Basel-Country and Trimbach in Solothurn. The pass road has a maximum grade of 6 percent. The pass was probably already used by the Romans. In 1993, Roman artifacts were discovered at the pass (...) | |
| 137 | La Ferté ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.9428 / 5.66 | La Ferté is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: * La Ferté, in the Jura ''département'' * La Ferté-Alais, in the Essonne ''département'' * La Ferté-Beauharnais, in the Loir-et-Cher ''département'' * La Ferté-Bernard, in the Sarthe ''département'' * La Ferté-Chevresis, in the Aisne ''département'' * La Ferté-Frênel, in the Orne ''département'' * La (...) | |
| 138 | Beinn a' Chaolais ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.888 / -6.0188 | Beinn a' Chaolais (Gaelic: ''mountain of the sound'') is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a (...) | |
| 139 | Biel/Bienne ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.2333 / 7.4167 | Biel/Bienne is a city in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It is located on the language boundary and is throughout bilingual. ''Biel'' is the German name for the town, ''Bienne'' its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since January 1, 2005, the official name is "Biel/Bienne" (...) | |
| 140 | Besançon ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2431 / 6.0219 | Besançon ( in French and Arpitan; German: ''Bisanz''), known as the greenest city in France, is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté ''région'' of northeastern France, with approximately 220,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 1999. Located close to the border with Switzerland, it is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Doubs (''Dubs'' in Arpitan language) (...) | |
| 141 | Bözberg Pass ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.4811 / 8.1389 | Bözberg Pass (el. 569 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It connects the Frick River valley and Brugg and is the shortest road between Basel and Zürich. Two tunnels have been dug under the pass, one for the Federal Railway and one for the A-3 ''Autobahn''. (...) | |
| 142 | Col de Pierre Pertuis ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.2101 / 7.1942 | Col de Pierre Pertuis (el. 827 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It connects Sonceboz and Tavannes. The name of the pass comes from the Latin: ''Petra pertusa'', meaning ''broken rock''. The first road that was passable for automobiles was built during World War I by the corps of engineers of the Swiss Army (...) | |
| 143 | Le Reculet ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.2567 / 5.93 | Le Reculet is the second-highest summit in the Jura Mountains. It is located in the Ain department in France. Its altitude is 1718 meters IGN map on Géoportail (in French), as of July 18th, 2007. It is situated a few kilometers south of the Crêt de la Neige on the territory of the town of Thoiry. Une cross was erected on the summit by the inhabitants of Thoiry (...) | |
| 144 | La Dôle ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.4333 / 6.1 | La Dôle is a peak in the Jura mountains in Vaud in western Switzerland rising to an altitude of 1677.2 meters. It is the second highest peak in the Swiss Jura, the highest being Mont Tendre. La Dôle overlooks to south-east the summit of Barillette Peak, the town of Nyon, Lake Geneva and across the lake the Alps of Upper Savoy, of which Mont Blanc is the highest (...) | |
| 145 | Arlay ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.7622 / 5.5297 | Arlay is a wine-growing commune in the département of Jura, Franche-Comté, France, 12 km north of Lons-le-Saunier. (...) | |
| 146 | Col du Mont Crosin ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 1227 Lat/Lng : 47.1911 / 7.1003 | Col du Mont Crosin (el. 1227 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Bern in (...) | |
| 147 | Col de l'Aiguillon ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.7895 / 6.4595 | Col de l'Aiguillon (el. 1293 m.) is a Swiss pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud. The pass connects L'Auberson and Baulmes. The road is 13.7 km long and has a maximum grade of 18 percent. The cliff between the Col de l'Aiguillon and the highest point in the neighboring mountains, the Aiguilles de Baulmes, is a popular climbing wall for mountaineers. (...) | |
| 148 | Col des Etroits ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 46.83 / 6.4949 | Col des Etroits (el. 1152 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects Yverdon and Fleurier. (...) | |
| 149 | Col des Roches ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 47.0507 / 6.7204 | Col des Roches (el. 919 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland and France. It connects Le Locle in Switzerland and Morteau in France. (...) | |
| 150 | Oyonnax ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 24,162 Lat/Lng : 46.2556 / 5.655 | Oyonnax is a commune in the French ''département'' of Ain, the second largest in the ''département''. Its residents are known as ''oyonnaxiens''. (...) | |
| 151 | Lausanne ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.5167 / 6.6167 | Lausanne (pronounced , ''Losanna'' in Italian) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: ''Lac Léman''), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. Lausanne is located some 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of Lausanne (...) | |
| 152 | Irchel ![]() FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 694 Lat/Lng : 47.5381 / 8.6056 | :''Irchel is also the name of a hill in the city of Zürich, and of a campus of Zürich University located there.'' The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory of Buch am Irchel, Berg am Irchel and Freienstein-Teufen, separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts (...) | |
| 153 | Pieskowa Skała ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 50.2442 / 19.78 | Pieskowa Skała (''Pieskowa Rock'', dt. ''Peskenstein'') is located near the village of Sułoszowa in the valley of river Prądnik, 27 km north of Kraków, Poland, within the boundaries of the Ojców National Park. Pieskowa Skała is famous for its Renaissance castle built by King Kazimierz Wielki in the 1st half of the 14th century as part of the defensive chain of castles called Orle Gniazda (...) | |
| 154 | La Ferrière, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.15 / 6.8833 | La Ferrière is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 155 | La Heutte ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.2333 | La Heutte is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). La Heutte is located in the lower part of Vallon de Saint-Imier, 6 km from the town of Bienne. (...) | |
| 156 | Mont-Tramelan ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2167 / 7.05 | Mont-Tramelan is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). It is about 70 percent German-speaking. Despite this fact, the German form of the municipality name, ''Tramlingen-Berg'', is no longer used (...) | |
| 157 | Romont, Berne ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.3333 | Romont is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 158 | Saint-Imier ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.15 / 7.0 | Saint-Imier is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 159 | Sonceboz-Sombeval ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2 / 7.1833 | in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 160 | Villeret, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 7.0167 | Villeret is a municipality in the district of Courtelary in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). (...) | |
| 161 | Nods, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 7.0833 | Nods is a municipality in the district of La Neuveville in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura (...) | |
| 162 | Trélex ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.4167 / 6.2 | Trélex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is nestled at the foothills of the Jura Mountains. The pretty local church is a distinctive landmark for visitors. Another special building is the clock tower in the center of the village. Trélex is 5 minutes from the motorway exit for Nyon and St-Cergue (...) | |
| 163 | Hebrides ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 57.8333 / -7.0 | : ''Innse Gall'') comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, and in geological terms are composed of the oldest rocks in the British Isles. They can be divided into two main groups: * Inner Hebrides, including Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Raasay, Staffa and the Small Isles * Outer Hebrides, including Barra, Berneray, Harris, Lewis, North Uist, South Uist, and (...) | |
| 164 | Garvellachs ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 56.2333 / -5.7833 | The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaich) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since World War II. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Channuill and Eileach an Naoimh (...) | |
| 165 | Ballochroy ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.7098 / -5.6198 | Ballochroy is a megalithic site in Kintyre on the Argyll peninsula in Scotland. It consists of three vertical stones, side by side, aligned with various land features 7-19 miles away. Alexander Thom, known for his work on Stonehenge, maintained that the great length between the stones and the features of distant landscape lent precision to pinpointing the midsummer and winter solstices (...) | |
| 166 | Belleydoux ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 289 Lat/Lng : 46.2525 / 5.7775 | Belleydoux is a commune in the French ''département'' of Ain, near the town of Oyonnax. (...) | |
| 167 | Lhuis ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 45.75 / 5.5333 | Lhuis is a commune in the French ''département'' of Ain. It is located withn the Bugey region which lies at the southern end of the Jura mountains. It lies between Lyon and Aix-les-Bains, being about 60km from each. (...) | |
| 168 | Alesia (city) ![]() FeatureType : landmark Lat/Lng : 47.5372 / 4.5003 | , one of the Gaulish tribes allied with the mighty Aedui, and after Julius Caesar's conquest a Roman town (Oppidum) in Gaul. There have been archeological excavations since the time of Napoléon III in Alise-Sainte-Reine in Côte d'Or near Dijon, which have claimed that the historical Alesia is located there (...) | |
| 169 | Pfetterhouse ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 47.5017 / 7.1672 | Pfetterhouse is a French village, situated in the Haut-Rhin "département", in Alsace "région" (north-east of France). (...) | |
| 170 | Dotzigen ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 7.3333 | Dotzigen is a municipality in the district of Büren in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Dotzigen lies in Seeland at the fit of the Dotzigen/Stedtli Mountains. In the west the Old Aare flows (the part of the Aare River that flows after the Jura water correction); it is now a protected floodplain (...) | |
| 171 | Durlinsdorf ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 47.4864 / 7.2414 | Durlinsdorf is a commune (village) in Alsace, in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' of France. (...) | |
| 172 | Canton of Solothurn ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 47.3167 / 7.6333 | Solothurn (German: ) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn. (...) | |
| 173 | Velika Gorica ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 14,658 Lat/Lng : 46.2333 / 16.1 | Velika Gorica is a town in Zagreb county, Croatia. (...) | |
| 174 | La Chaux-de-Fonds ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.0167 / 6.8167 | La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city in the French-speaking part of the country. (...) | |
| 175 | Bourg-en-Bresse ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 46.2056 / 5.2289 | Bourg-en-Bresse (; ''Bôrg'' in Arpitan language) is a municipality in eastern France, ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Ain (''En'') ''département'', and was capital of the former province of Bresse (''Brêsse''). It is located 36 km north-northeast of Lyon. The city's population in 1999 was 40,666 (...) | |
| 176 | Canton of Neuchâtel ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Lat/Lng : 46.9833 / 6.7833 | Neuchâtel (; ) is a canton of western Switzerland. The population is 167,990 (2005). The capital is Neuchâtel. (...) | |
| 177 | Nyon ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.3833 / 6.2333 | Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north of Geneva's downtown, and is part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of Nyon. The town has (as of 2006) 17,267 inhabitants (...) | |
| 178 | Solothurn ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2 / 7.5333 | The city of Solothurn (German: , , ) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name. (...) | |
| 179 | Aarau ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.4 / 8.05 | Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura mountains,Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) ''The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia'' (...) | |
| 180 | Schweigmatt ![]() FeatureType : city Lat/Lng : 47.6811 / 7.883 | Schweigmatt is a hamlet located in the southern Black Forest of Germany at an altitude of 780 metres. It belongs to the village of Raitbach and is part of the municipality of Schopfheim in the district of Lörrach. Schweigmatt lies beneath the 985 m peak of the Hohe Möhr, from which it is possible to see as far as the Swiss Alps and Jura Mountains across the Rhine River (...) | |
| 181 | Port Askaig ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.0308 / -6.0986 | Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Scotland. It serves as the main port of Islay along with Port Ellen sharing passenger services to the Scottish mainland. It also has a regular service to Feolin, Jura across the Sound of Islay and to Oban once a week. Port Askaig is memorialized in the classic 6/8 bagpipe pipe march "Leaving Port Askaig." (...) | |
| 182 | Teck ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 48.5881 / 9.4706 | castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter Teck (now in the district of Esslingen), taking its name from the ridge, 2544 feet high, which it crowned. It was destroyed in the Peasants' War (1525). The castle was reconstructed during the 19th and 20th centuries (...) | |
| 183 | Lac des Rousses ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 46.5039 / 6.0903 | Lac des Rousses is a lake in Les Rousses, Jura department, Franche-Comté, France, close to the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. The lake drains through the Orbe river into Lac de Joux. (...) | |
| 184 | Bolligen ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.9667 / 7.4833 | Bolligen is a municipality in the Berne administrative district of the canton of Berne, Switzerland. In the historical center is a 12th-century church, with a benefice barn and parsonage from the 16th century. (...) | |
| 185 | Courtelary ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1833 / 7.0667 | Courtelary is a municipality of the French-speaking Bernese Jura, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The town is the capital of the district of Courtelary. The river Suze runs through Courtelary. The town is also well-known for the Camille Bloch chocolate factory. It is the place of birth of Swiss composer Paul Miche (...) | |
| 186 | Pieterlen ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1667 / 7.3333 | Pieterlen (French: ''Perles'') is a municipality in the district of Büren in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Pieterlen lies at the foot of the Jura mountains in the Bernese Seeland. (...) | |
| 187 | Begnins ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.4333 / 6.25 | Begnins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is situated above the medieval town of Nyon between Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) and the Jura Mountains, near the cities of Geneva and Lausanne. Begnins is home to Phil Collins, the popular British Musician formerly of the band Genesis, and also the multiple Formula I Grand Prix World Champion (...) | |
| 188 | Culoz ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 45.85 / 5.78 | Culoz is a commune in the Ain ''département'' in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. (...) | |
| 189 | Andelot-Blancheville ![]() FeatureType : adm3rd Lat/Lng : 48.2439 / 5.2994 | Andelot-Blancheville is a commune in the Haute-Marne ''département'', on the river Rognon (a tributary of the Marne). (...) | |
| 190 | Yverdon-les-Bains ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.7833 / 6.6333 | Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Yverdon of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. Yverdon is located in the heart of a natural setting formed by the Jura mountains, the plains of the Orbe, the hills of the Broye and the Lake Neuchâtel (...) | |
| 191 | Neuchâtel ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.0 / 6.15 | Neuchâtel (literally: ''New Castle'') is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. The city has approximately 31,500 inhabitants (2002), by and large French-speaking, although the city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name , since Prussia ruled the area until 1848. (...) | |
| 192 | Gulf of Corryvreckan ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 56.1536 / -5.7071 | ''Coirebhreacain'' meaning "cauldron of the speckled seas" or "cauldron of the plaid"), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. (...) | |
| 193 | Evilard ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.15 / 7.2333 | Evilard is a municipality in the district of Biel in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The German name of the bilingual municipality is Leubringen. (...) | |
| 194 | Langnau im Emmental ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.95 / 7.7833 | Langnau im Emmental is a municipality in the district of Signau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is situated in the upper Emmental between Bern and Lucerne. It has about 9,000 inhabitants and is the most important market place in the region. It is set among rolling hills. The average temperature is 7.2 degrees Celsius, and the average precipitation is 1360 mm (...) | |
| 195 | Einsiedeln, Switzerland ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.1167 / 8.7333 | Einsiedeln is a municipality of 13,062 in Switzerland in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey. Einsiedeln is also the birthplace of Paracelsus. , Egg, Willerzell, Euthal, Gross and Trachslau. The village is located on the south end of the Lake of Zurich, up a plateau (ca. 880 m (...) | |
| 196 | Geography of the Alps ![]() FeatureType : mountain Lat/Lng : 46.5167 / 8.45 | /hypsometric image of the Alps with the borders of the countries The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and possibly Hungary (if one includes the Günser Gebirge or the Ödenburger Gebirge in the Alps) (...) | |
| 197 | Fribourg ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 46.8 / 7.15 | Fribourg (French), ( or ', often ''Fribourg'') is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy) (...) | |
| 198 | Kilberry ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 55.8197 / -5.6481 | Kilberry is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western coast of the district of Knapdale. Close by the small village is the popular Port Ban Caravan Park [http://www.portban.com] which provides both caravans for rent during holiday seasons and plots for privately owned caravans along with a large camping field (...) | |
| 199 | Bellelay Abbey ![]() FeatureType : Lat/Lng : 47.2639 / 7.1687 | monastery in the Bernese Jura in Switzerland, now a psychiatric clinic. (...) | |
| 200 | Thuin ![]() FeatureType : city Population : 14,638 Lat/Lng : 50.3333 / 4.2833 | Thuin is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Thuin municipality includes the old communes of Leers-et-Fosteau, Biesme-sous-Thuin, Ragnies, Biercée, Gozée, Donstiennes, and Thuillies. (...) | |