Üechtland
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The Üechtland (Swiss Standard German: [ˈyːəçtland], Alemannic German: [ˈyə̯ɣ̊d̥lɒnd̥]), alternatively spelled Üchtland and Uechtland, is a region in western Switzerland, where the cities of Bern and Fribourg are located. The French name Nuithonie ("land of the Nuithones") is rarely used.
The name for the region is obsolete; today, it is only used to distinguish Fribourg (German: Freiburg im Üechtland) from Freiburg (or Freiburg im Breisgau) in Germany. However, old documents also mention Bern im Üechtland or Verona im Üechtland, by which Verona, as a Latinized name for Bern, is distinguished from Verona in Italy (historically known in German as Bern and sometimes as Wälsch-Bern).
Sources
- Wulf Müller, Ernst Tremp: Üchtland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.