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Murten ist Hauptort des freiburgischen Seebezirks und liegt spürbar
auf der Sprachgrenze. Die meisten MurtnerInnen sprechen deshalb
beide Sprachen. Vor dem Berntor, dem Stadtwahrzeichen, wird
manchmal auch „Pétanque“ gespielt.
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Political Situation
The Swiss Confederates first became involved in European politics on a grander scale in the 15th century. They became sought-after allies and mercenaries, and intervened out of territorial interest (especi-ally the Council of Berne). The first major conflict was with Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Charles’s dominion was a narrow and, as yet, incomplete band of land between France and the German Empire. His aim was to expand Burgundy into an uninterrupted territory stretching from the North Sea to the Alps. To this end, he exerted pressure on Lorraine and Savoy. Likewise, in 1469 he took control, by way of lien, of the Habsburg territories in the Black Forest and Upper Alsace from Duke Sigmund of Austria. Louis XI of France and Emperor Friedrich III felt threatened. So they welcomed the dispute between the Swiss Confederates and the much-feared prince, whose army was the best equipped in Europe. |
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