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| Neuchatel, Switzerland |
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| Neuchatel is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchatel, and lies on the north-west shore of Lake Neuchatel, about 20km from the border with France. The city is famous as being the centre of the Swiss watch-making industry and in recent years has attracted many "high-tech" companies. Its population (2008) is about 33,000. |
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| The arrival of a boat. - a postcard mailed in 1909. |
| The Port. |
| Le Jardin Anglais. |
| L'Hotel des Postes. |
| The view across the town to the south-west. |
| A 1912 view of the town. |
| The Castle, with the Alps just visible in the background. |
| Hotel de Ville - a 1905 postcard. |
| Les Parcs et le Vauseyon. |
| The Castle. |
| Quai Osterwald. |
| The Port - a 1906 postcard. |
| Another postcard of the Jardin Anglais. |
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| Postcards of the Past |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! Similarly, GC = Greetings Card, P = Print, ST = US Postage Stamp, K = Key Ring, FM = Fridge Magnet, SM = Souvenir Mug, X = Xmas Card. |
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| The Port. |
| Did You Know.........that Jean Piaget, the psychologist and philosopher, was born in Neuchatel in 1896 ? |
| La Maison des Halles. |
| A 1913 postcard of the Hotel de Ville. |
| Place Purry. |
| A postcard from 1916. |
| Place Purry in 1917. |
| The Grand Hotel du Lac in 1930. |
| The Place des Halles in the late 1920s. |
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