Canton of Jura

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

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
canton of Jura 16
Canton of Jura canonical 10
Jura (canton) 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canton of Switzerland
bordersCanton Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern

Canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Solothurn
linked to: canton of Solothurn
bordersCountry France
capital Delémont
country Switzerland
demonym Jurassien
Jurassienne
establishedInYear 1979
hasCoatOfArms red crosier on white with red vertical stripe
hasEconomicSector agriculture
forestry
precision engineering
hasExecutiveBody Government of the Canton of Jura
hasLegislature Parliament of the Canton of Jura
hasMunicipality Delémont
Porrentruy
Saignelégier
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.jura.ch/
hasReferendumHistory created after Jura separatist referendums
hasRegion Ajoie
Delémont valley
Franches-Montagnes
hasRegionalIdentity strong Jura separatist and autonomist tradition
highestPoint Mont Raimeux
isoCode CH-JU
knownFor Jura Mountains landscape
horse breeding
rural character
watchmaking industry
languageMajority French-speaking population
largestCity Delémont
locatedIn Jura Mountains
locatedInRegion northwestern Switzerland
officialLanguage French
officialName République et Canton du Jura
partlyLocatedIn Jura mountain range
linked to: Jura Mountains
partOf Swiss Confederation
politicalStatus republic within the Swiss Confederation
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
separatedFrom Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern
shortName Jura
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usesCurrency Swiss franc

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neuchâtel borders Canton of Jura
Solothurn borders Canton of Jura
Jura Mountains extendsIntoRegion Canton of Jura
Arpitan spokenIn Jura (canton)
linked to: Canton of Jura
department of Doubs sharesBorderWith Canton of Jura
CH-JU represents canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Ajoie locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Franches-Montagnes locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Franches-Montagnes partOf Jura (canton)
linked to: Canton of Jura
canton of Bern borderWith canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Doubs River flowsThrough canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
République et Canton du Jura shortName Canton du Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Prince-Bishopric of Basel successor Canton of Jura
Swiss cantons include Canton of Jura
Delémont locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Delémont capitalOf canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Saignelégier locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
A16 motorway (Switzerland) locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura region of Switzerland contains canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura region hasSubregion Canton of Jura
Jura (German-speaking minority) locatedIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura (German-speaking minority) hasMinorityStatusIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura (German-speaking minority) isLinguisticMinorityIn canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
canton of Solothurn sharesBorderWith canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura bernois borders canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura
Jura bernois hasCulturalTiesWith canton of Jura
linked to: Canton of Jura