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  1. Neuchâtelnoun

    A canton of Switzerland

  2. Neuchâtelnoun

    A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Neuchâtel

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  1. Neuchâtel

    Neuchâtel (UK: , US: , French: [nøʃɑtɛl] (listen); German: Neuenburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, situated on the shoreline of Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name Neuenburg; both the French and German names mean "New Castle". It was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, then part of the Holy Roman Empire and later under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848, with an interruption during the Napoleonic Wars from 1802 to 1814. In 1848, Neuchâtel became a republic and a canton of Switzerland. Neuchâtel is a centre of the Swiss watch industry, the site of micro-technology and high-tech industries, and home to research centres and organizations such as the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and Philip Morris International's Cube. The apparel company heidi.com established its headquarters in the city. The official language of Neuchâtel is French. Neuchâtel is a pilot of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural Cities programme.

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  1. Neuchâtel

    Neuchâtel, Old French: neu "new" + chatel "castle" is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. The city has as of December 2007 approximately 32,600 inhabitants, by and large French-speaking, although the city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name Neuenburg, which has the same meaning, since it originally belonged to the Holy Roman Empire and later Prussia ruled the area until 1848. Neuchâtel is a pilot of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Neuchâtel

    a western canton of Switzerland, lying between Lake Neuchâtel and France; the surface is diversified by the Jura Mountains, and plentifully supplied with small streams; the greater part of the inhabitants are French Protestants; coal and iron are found, stock-raising and agriculture are engaged in, but the great specialty of the canton is watchmaking, which is chiefly carried on at La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle; Neuchâtel was incorporated in the Swiss Confederation in 1815. Neuchâtel (17), capital of the canton, has a fine situation on the NW. shore of the lake, 86 m. NE. of Geneva; has many educational, art, and charitable institutions, and is chiefly engaged in the manufacture of watches, jewellery, &c. Lake of Neuchâtel is a beautiful sheet of water, 25 m. in length, and from 3 to 6 in breadth.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neuchâtel in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neuchâtel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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