Jura

The Jura mountains cut through five Swiss cantons: Vaud, Neuchatel, Fribourg, Bern, and Jura. Jura gets its name from the Jura mountain range that borders the canton on the south. Apart from providing such a picturesque backdrop to the quaint little towns that make up the region, the Jura mountain range has been particularly important to scientists and archaeologists all over the world. The mountain range holds a vast treasure of different fossils of extinct plant and animal species that had once thrived in this region. In fact, it is from the name of this mountain range where the name Jurassic Period was derived from.

Cities under Jura

Fribourg is a city in Switzerland that is also the canton's capital and economic center. The city was founded in 1157 by Herzog

Neuchatel (Neuchâtel) is a small town in western Switzerland. Neuchatel is part of French speaking Switzerland.

Yverdon-Les-Bains with its 24,000 inhabitants, is the second largest town in the Canton de Vaud. Situated at the southern shore

Lucens is a city in Jura Mountains and Fribourg

Delémont is small city in the canton of Jura in the Jura Mountains and Fribourg region of Switzerland

Gruyères is the capital of the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Greyerz.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

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