Röstigraben

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Röstigraben is the colloquial term for the cultural and linguistic divide between the German-speaking and French-speaking regions of Switzerland.

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instanceOf colloquial term
cultural divide
linguistic divide
alsoRefersTo differences in voting behavior between language regions
political divide in Switzerland
appliesTo German-speaking cantons of Switzerland NERFINISHED
Romandy NERFINISHED
associatedWith Swiss federal referendums NERFINISHED
Swiss national elections
country Switzerland
describes differences in cultural preferences between language regions
differences in media consumption between language regions
differences in political attitudes between language regions
etymologyLanguage Swiss German NERFINISHED
hasConnotation cultural differences
identity differences
hasOppositeView idea of Swiss national cohesion
hasPerspective often perceived as exaggerated
sometimes questioned by social scientists
hasSymbol Rösti as German-Swiss symbol
wine and cheese as Romand symbols
languageRegion1 German language
languageRegion2 French language NERFINISHED
literalMeaning Rösti ditch
Rösti trench
metaphorType geographical barrier
namedAfter Rösti NERFINISHED
traditional Swiss potato dish Rösti
region Bernese Mittelland NERFINISHED
Central Switzerland NERFINISHED
Northern Switzerland NERFINISHED
Western Switzerland NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Sausage-Cervelat divide NERFINISHED
linguistic border
separates French-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED
German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
21st century
topic Swiss cultural identity
Swiss multilingualism
usedBy Swiss journalists
Swiss politicians
Swiss sociologists
usedIn Swiss media
Swiss political discourse

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Singine formsPartOf Röstigraben