Overview
Flag of Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura. It's capital city is Bern, while it's largest cities are Zurich and Geneva. Switzerland is a neutral country and is not a member of N.A.T.O. nor the European Union.
History
Facts
Languages
The major languages in Switzerland are French, German, Italian and Romansh.[1]
Alternative Realities
X-Men Universe (Earth-10005)
In 1962, Bern, Switzerland, Erik Lehnsherr forces a banker by ripping out one of the metal fillings in his mouth using his powers, to trace a bar of Nazi gold to Sebastian Shaw's address in Argentina.[2]
Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-199999)
In 1999, Bern, Switzerland,Tony Stark a New Years Eve party first met Ho Yinsen while extremely drunk.[3] He then met a scientist named Dr. Maya Hansen, inventor of Extremis- an experimental regenerative treatment intended to allow recovery from crippling injuries. Disabled scientist Aldrich Killian offers them a place in his company, Advanced Idea Mechanics, but is turned down. He went to bed with Maya and left Aldrich on the roof to think about the future.[4]
Earth-1610
In this reality, Tony Stark was introduced to the Kratos Club club in Zurich. [5]
Points of Interest
Residents
See Also
- 150 Appearances of Switzerland
- 4 Minor Appearances of Switzerland
- 36 Media Switzerland was Mentioned in
- 2 Images featuring Switzerland
- Location Gallery: Switzerland
- 26 locations in Switzerland
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ Marvel Atlas #1; Switzerland's entry
- ↑ X-Men: First Class (film)
- ↑ Iron Man (film)
- ↑ Iron Man 3 (film)
- ↑ Ultimate Fallout #3
