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Lucerne at around the year of 1572 Drawing: View of the City of Lucerne, Switzerland at around  the year of 1572

Among the growing towns of the confederacy, Lucerne was especially popular in attracting new residents. As the confederacy broke up during Reformation after 1520, most cities became Protestant but Lucerne remained Catholic.

 

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