Plainpalais, the Glossary
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the Canton of Geneva.[1]
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- Municipalities of the canton of Geneva
BMX bike
A BMX bike is a bicycle used for road cycle sport, specifically racing or stunt riding.
Canton of Geneva
The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.
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Geneva
Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra. Plainpalais and Geneva are municipalities of the canton of Geneva.
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
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Mary Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who is best known for writing the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction.
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Municipalities of the canton of Geneva
The following are the 45 municipalities of the canton of Geneva, as of 2017.
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November 1932 Geneva shooting
On 9 November 1932, elements of the Swiss Army under Major Perret fired live rounds into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters in Plainpalais in Geneva, killing 13 and wounding 65.
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Roller skating
Roller skating is the act of travelling on surfaces with roller skates.
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Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation.
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Skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, and aggressive inline skating.
Square metre
The square metre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2.
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See also
Municipalities of the canton of Geneva
- Aire-la-Ville
- Anières
- Avully
- Avusy
- Bardonnex
- Bellevue, Switzerland
- Bernex, Switzerland
- Céligny
- Carouge
- Cartigny, Switzerland
- Chêne-Bougeries
- Chêne-Bourg
- Chancy
- Choulex
- Collex-Bossy
- Collonge-Bellerive
- Cologny
- Confignon
- Corsier
- Dardagny
- Geneva
- Genthod
- Gy, Switzerland
- Hermance
- Jussy, Switzerland
- Laconnex
- Lancy
- Le Grand-Saconnex
- Meinier
- Meyrin
- Municipalities of the canton of Geneva
- Onex, Switzerland
- Perly-Certoux
- Plainpalais
- Plan-les-Ouates
- Pregny-Chambésy
- Presinge
- Puplinge
- Russin
- Satigny
- Soral
- Thônex
- Troinex
- Vandœuvres
- Vernier, Switzerland
- Versoix
- Veyrier