Dear Pete, well - I don't think there can be any doubt : the canton is an area, the first step in division of the whole country, with it's own constitution and parliament, own tax laws, ..., own rules how to do your genealogy (at least the traffic regulations are fairly similar) - so what would you call that ? The only difference to US states will be the population - on average somewhat smaller ;-). Best regards - Wolf > ---------- > Von: Outriggger@aol.com[SMTP:Outriggger@aol.com] > Gesendet: Freitag, 19. November 1999 18:51 > An: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Betreff: [SWITZ] the Swiss canton (orig. Switz.-D Digest V99#431) > > Cathy. > You asked a question I've often wondered about. Some say a canton is like > a > county, some say it's like a state. I'll try to find out on my own (and > let > you know if I succeed). Meanwhile, anybody else out there have any > opinions > based on fact, or even half-fact? > Pete Mattli > Ft. Myers, FL (USA) > > >----------- > Subj: Re: [SWITZ] Re: SWITZERLAND-D Digest V99 #431 > Date: 11/19/1999 10:46:19 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: karocar@innova.net (Carolyn Carroll) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:karocar@innova.net">karocar@innova.net</A> > (Carolyn Carroll) > To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > > like a state > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cathy Raber <pigeon1@gate.net> > To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 5:32 AM > Subject: Fw: [SWITZ] Re: SWITZERLAND-D Digest V99 #431 > > > What is a canton? Is it a county like over here in the united states? > > Cathy Raber