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[[File:Geneve 2005 001 Ork.ch.jpg|thumb|A view of Geneva, Switzerland.]]

[[File:Geneve 2005 001 Ork.ch.jpg|thumb|A view of Geneva, Switzerland.]]

'''Geneva''' (French: ''Genève'') is the second-largest city in [[Switzerland]], situated at the western end of [[Lake Geneva]], close to the border with [[France]]. It has a population of 185,000 (metropolitan area: 960,000).

'''Geneva''' (French: ''Genève'') is the second-largest city in [[Switzerland]], situated at the western end of [[Lake Geneva]], close to the border with [[France]]. It has a population of 185,000 (metropolitan area: 960,000). It is the capital city of the [[Canton of Geneva]].

Geneva was the home of the Protestant reformer [[John Calvin]] and became known as 'the Protestant Rome'. At this time it became an independent city-state, which was able to resist attempts by the Kingdom of Savoy to annex it in the early seventeenth century. The [[Geneva Bible]], the first full-length Bible published in the [[English language]], was named after and published in Geneva between 1560 and 1644 AD. Although aligned with the Swiss Confederation since the 1500s, Geneva became a part of Switzerland in 1815, part of the newly-formed Canton of Geneva.

Geneva was the home of the Protestant reformer [[John Calvin]] and became known as 'the Protestant Rome'. At this time it became an independent city-state, which was able to resist attempts by the Kingdom of Savoy to annex it in the early seventeenth century. The [[Geneva Bible]], the first full-length Bible published in the [[English language]], was named after and published in Geneva between 1560 and 1644 AD. Although aligned with the Swiss Confederation since the 1500s, Geneva became a part of Switzerland in 1815, part of the newly-formed Canton of Geneva.

The first of the [[Geneva Convention]]s governing the conduct of war were signed in the city in 1864. Since then it has served as the headquarters of many peace-related and humanitarian organisations, including the [[Red Cross|International Red Cross]] and (between 1919 and 1946) the [[League of Nations]]. It is also the European headquarters of the [[United Nations]], and HQ of many of its subsidiary organisations including the [[World Health Organization]].

The first of the [[Geneva Convention]]s governing the conduct of war were signed in the city in 1864. Since then it has served as the headquarters of many peace-related and humanitarian organisations, including the [[Red Cross|International Red Cross]] and (between 1919 and 1946) the [[League of Nations]]. It is also the European headquarters of the [[United Nations]], and HQ of many of its subsidiary organisations including the [[World Health Organization]].

[[Category:Swiss Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Swiss Cities and Towns]]