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| Canton of theHelvetic Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 TheHelvetic Republic, as at the constitution of 12 April 1798, showing the canton of Waldstätten in orange, centre. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Schwyz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 February 1803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waldstätten (German:Kanton Waldstätten) was acanton of theHelvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, combining the territories of the founding cantons of theOld Swiss Confederacy,Uri (without theLeventina but with theUrseren),Schwyz (withoutMarch andHöfe) and both cantons ofUnterwalden, which were collectively known asWaldstätten (German forforested settlements) since the 14th century, along withZug, theRepublic of Gersau, andEngelberg Abbey.[1][additional citation(s) needed]
The rearrangement of the cantonal borders of the Helvetic Republic was not well received by the population of the inner forest cantons of Switzerland. The political influence of these cantons was also significantly reduced; instead of 16 seats in theTagsatzung — for the cantons of Zug (with theFreie Ämter andBaden), Schwyz (without March but with Gersau), Unterwalden (Obwalden,Nidwalden and Engelberg) and Uri (without the Leventina but with the Urseren) — Waldstätten benefited from only four representatives.
Both theMalmaison Constitution [de] and theSecond Helvetic Constitution of 1802 proposed the repartition of Waldstätten, though this did not take effect untilNapoleon'sAct of Mediation in 1803.
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