Swiss American

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Swiss Americans are Americans of Swiss descent.

There are several ethnic/linguistic subgroups among Swiss Americans, including Swiss German-speaking, Swiss French-speaking, and Swiss Italian-speaking. Reportedly, these people are sometimes mistaken for German Americans, French Americans, and Italian Americans, probably largely because of the languages they speak. Also included are those from Liechtenstein, a small principality with a customs union with Switzerland to the west and Liechtensteiners shared a Swiss/Austrian (Low Germanic) cultural pattern.

Well-known Swiss American include:

• Albert Einstein
• Renée Zellwegger
• President Herbert Hoover
• Jim Caviezel

The following communities in the United States have been settled by Swiss immigrants:

• Denver, Colorado
• Central City, Colorado
• Berne, Indiana
• Helvetia, West Virginia
• Highland, Illinois
• Naperville, Illinois
• Hohenwald, Tennessee
• Monroe, Wisconsin
• New Bern, North Carolina
• New Glarus, Wisconsin
• Bern, Kansas
• Vernon, Texas
• Midway, Utah
• Payson, Utah

[edit] See also

• Swiss diaspora

[edit] External links

• Swiss Americans

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