Jura

E16904

canton of Switzerland

Jura is a predominantly French-speaking canton in northwestern Switzerland known for its Jura Mountains, watchmaking tradition, and strong regional identity.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canton of Switzerland →
administrativeCenter	Delémont →
bordersCanton	Basel-Landschaft → Bern → Neuchâtel → Solothurn →
bordersCountry	France →
capital	Delémont →
coatOfArms	red crosier on white and red stripes →
country	Switzerland →
flag	white and red vertical stripes with red crosier →
hasCulturalMovement	Jura separatist movement →
hasEconomicActivity	tourism →
hasGeographicalFeature	Jura plateau → karst landscapes → rolling hills →
hasIndustry	agriculture → forestry → precision engineering → watchmaking →
hasMunicipalities	Delémont → Porrentruy → Saignelégier →
hasPoliticalStatus	republic and canton →
hasRegionalIdentity	strong Jura regional identity →
hasTraditionalRegion	Ajoie → Franches-Montagnes →
ISO3166-2Code	CH-JU →
joinedConfederationAsCanton	1979 →
knownFor	Catholic and French-speaking culture → Jura Mountains landscape → rural character → watchmaking tradition →
languageGroup	Romandy →
largestCity	Delémont →
locatedIn	Jura Mountains →
locatedInRegion	northwestern Switzerland →
officialLanguage	French →
officialName	République et Canton du Jura →
partOf	Swiss Confederation →
predominantLanguage	French →
religiousMajority	Roman Catholic →
separatedFrom	Canton of Bern →
shortName	Canton of Jura →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
usesCurrency	Swiss franc →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Romandy → Western Switzerland →	includesCanton
France–Switzerland border →	adjacentToSwissCanton
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle →	birthPlace
Basel-Landschaft →	borders
A40 →	passesThrough
Ain River →	region
CH-JU →	representsAdministrativeUnit
CH-JU →	subdivisionName