Editing Cantons of Switzerland (section)

==Admission of new cantons==
{{main|Territorial evolution of Switzerland}}
The enlargement of Switzerland by way of the admission of new cantons ended in 1815. The latest formal attempt considered by Switzerland was [[1919 Vorarlberg referendum|in 1919]] from [[Vorarlberg]] but subsequently rejected. A few representatives submitted in 2010 a parliamentary motion to consider enlargement although it was widely seen as anti-EU rhetoric rather than a serious proposal.<ref name="Tages-Anzeiger 11 June 2010">{{cite news|last=Renz|first=Fabian|title=SVP will der Schweiz Nachbargebiete einverleiben|url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/SVP-will-der-Schweiz-Nachbargebiete-einverleiben/story/23529806|access-date=11 July 2017 |newspaper=[[Tages-Anzeiger]]|date=11 June 2010}}</ref> The motion was eventually dropped and not even examined by the parliament.<ref name="The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament">{{cite web |url=https://www.parlament.ch/en/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20103215 |title=Pour une intégration facilitée de régions limitrophes en qualité de nouveaux cantons suisses |last=Baettig |first=Dominique |date=18 March 2010 |website=The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament|access-date=11 July 2017 |quote=L'intervention est classée, l'auteur ayant quitté le conseil}}</ref>