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Neuchâtel ( German: Neuenburg) is a city in Switzerland which is the capital of the Canton of Neuchâtel. Neuchâtel is also the name of the adjacent lake, Lake Neuchâtel. The city has approximately 31,500 inhabitants ( 2002), by and large French-speaking.Neuchâtel is located on the northwestern shore of the lake, a few miles/ k m east of Peseux and west of Saint-Blaise. Its coordinates are 6.9°E, 47.0°N.
Neuchâtel is well known for its watchmaking and its variety of fondueSeveral Swiss or French communal dishes shared at the table in an earthenware pot ("caquelon") over a small burner ("rechaud") are called fondue . The most famous fondue dish in the western world is cheese fondue, while in Asia, hot pots (broth fondue) ar, fondue Neuchâteloise.
Robert MilesRobert Miles (born Roberto Concina November 3, 1969, in Neuchatel, Switzerland) is a DJ playing trance, techno and other kinds of music. He was born to Antonietta and Albino. Although not a music prodigy, Miles became proficient at playing piano during hi was born in Neuchâtel.
The blazonBlazon is the formal defining description of a coat-of-arms in Heraldry. The primary definition of a coat of arms is the blazon, not an image. of the town's coat-of-arms is: "Or, an Eagle displayed Sable beaked, langued and membered Gules, escutcheon Or, on a pale Gules three Chevrons Argent".
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