- Brünig-Napf-Reuss line
The Brünig-Napf-Reuss line forms a geographical boundary in traditional
Swiss culture ("Kulturgrenze"). Running from theBrünig Pass along theNapf region to theReuss River (which joins theAare at Brugg), it partly separates western (Bernese German ) and eastern (Zurich German ) varieties ofHigh Alemannic , although some places east of the line belong to the western dialect group (Schwyz ,Zug ). The line runs across the cantons of Lucerne andAargau .Some historians argue that this cultural boundary is of greater importance historically than the French-German language boundary (the
Röstigraben ).Fact|date=March 2008 The line coincides with the traditional distribution ofSimmental Cattle (west) vs.Braunvieh (east). The line also corresponds to the frontline during theSwiss peasant war of 1653 .The High Alemannic regions west of the line correspond to medieval
Argovia , themarches betweenBurgundy andAlemannia .East of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line:
*Schwyz
*St. Gallen
*Zug
*Zürich West of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line:
*Aarau
*Berne
*Liestal
*Solothurn ee also
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Swiss people
*Röstigraben
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