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Helvetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59. [ 3] According to the 2020 census, its population was 38. [ 4] The isolated community was settled by Swiss starting in 1869, and is known today for maintaining Swiss traditions, food, and folkways.
Fastnacht is held in the settlement area of the Germanic tribes of the Swabians and Alemanni, where Swabian - Alemannic dialects are spoken. The region covers German Switzerland, the larger part of Baden-Württemberg, Alsace, south-western Bavaria and Vorarlberg (western Austria ). The festival starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, known ...
The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue. 1929 [1] Motto. Montani Semper Liberi. (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1] [2] 1872 [3] —. Seal. The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia.
Basler Fasnacht. The Carnival of Basel ( German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and it is the main Protestant carnival in the world. [ 1] Basler Fasnacht takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
December 16, 2014. East End Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia. The district is set on a broad, ancient flood plain bordered by the Great Kanawha River on the south and by commercialized Washington Street on the north. The West Virginia State Capitol complex forms an axis between the two ...
Coordinates: 38.344048°N 81.615158°W. The Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival (formerly Daily Mail) is an annual festival dedicated to the public high school marching bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is the longest running music festival in West Virginia and is held at the University of ...
Glasgow's TRNSMT festival is in full swing, with dozens of artists still to perform on Sunday. The sunshine and blue skies that greeted festival goers on the opening day of Scotland's biggest ...
Description. 1. Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District. Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District. More images. August 31, 1994. ( #94000722) Roughly bounded by Prince, Kanawha, Church, Lebanon, Howe, McCreery and Earwood Sts. and Alaska and First Aves. 37°46′36″N 81°11′16″W.