Leventina (district)
The district of Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Articles in Switzerland ( 2,604 )
2,604 Articles of interest in Switzerland
Click on them to get its location and coordinatesLes Eplatures Airport
Les Eplatures Airport (ICAO: LSGC) is an airport near La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Les Délices
Les Délices, or "The Delights", was from 1755-1760 the home of the French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Le Flon (Lausanne)
Le Flon is a district of the city of Lausanne, in Switzerland.
Lauterbrunnen railway station
Lauterbrunnen is a railway station in the village and municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB), whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost.
Laufen District
Laufen District or Laufental District (French: District de Laufon) is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.
La Tzoumaz
La Tzoumaz (also referred to as Les Mayens des Riddes) is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. It is part of the "Four Valleys" ski area, which consists of various ski resorts, including Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, La Tzoumaz, an…
Konkordiaplatz
The Konkordiaplatz or Concordia (French: Place de la Concorde), is a large flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. Its notable feature is that it is the junction of four la…
Kolping Arena
The Kolping Arena is an arena in Kloten, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of the Kloten Flyers. In 2008 the Eishalle Schluefweg was renamed Kolping Arena due to a sponsoring deal. It will now keep that name for …
Knie's Kinderzoo
Knie's Kinderzoo (German: Knies Kinderzoo) is a zoo located in Rapperswil in Switzerland.
Klingnauer Stausee
The Klingnauer Stausee (or "Klingnau reservoir") is a reservoir near Böttstein, canton of Aargau, Switzerland, at (47°35′N8°14′E).
Juventutem
Juventutem (Latin: Fœderatio Internationalis Juventutem) is an international movement of young Roman Catholics of the ages 16 to 36 who are attached to the Tridentine Mass.
Hirslanden
Hirslanden is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.
Hallwyl Castle
Hallwyl Castle (German: Schloss Hallwyl; IPA: [halˈviːl]) is one of the most important moated castles in Switzerland. It is located on two islands in the River Aabach, just north of the northern end of Lake Hallwil in the municipality of Seengen in …
Halen Estate
The Halen Estate (Siedlung Halen) is a housing development near Berne, Switzerland.
Grosser Mythen
The Grosser Mythen (also Grosse Mythe) is a mountain in the Schwyzer Voralpen, located near Schwyz in Central Switzerland.
Gross-Titlis-Schanze
Gross-Titlis-Schanze (en: Large Titlis hill) is a ski jumping venue in Engelberg, Switzerland. It is named after the local mountain of Titlis.
Grenchen Airport
Grenchen Airport (IATA: ZHI, ICAO: LSZG) is an airport serving Grenchen, a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway
The Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway (German: Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen) is a gondola cableway linking Grindelwald with Männlichen.
Glärnisch
The Glärnisch is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It consists of several summits of which the highest is 2,915 metres above sea level.
Fischenthal
Fischenthal is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geographical centre of Switzerland
The geographical centre of Switzerland has the coordinates (46°48′4″N8°13′36″E) (Swiss Grid: 660158/183641). It is located at Älggi-Alp in the municipality of Sachseln, Obwalden.
Geneva Mosque
The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque (French: Mosquée de Genève, Mosquée de Petit-Sacconex), was constructed in 1978 in the neighbourhood Le Petit-Saconnex in Geneva, Switzerland.
Gauli Glacier
The Gauli Glacier (German: Gauligletscher) is a 6.2 km (3.9 mi) long glacier (2005) in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973, it had an area of 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi).
Frutz
The Frutz River is a 19 km long river, which flows in western direction through the "Laterns" Valley in the area of Feldkirch to the Rhine. At Rankweil the river divides into a side and main arm. The smaller one has an own name called "Ehbach".
Fricktal
The Fricktal ("Frick Valley") region is the northwest finger extending from the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is situated in Northwestern Switzerland east of Basel, between the High Rhine forming the border with Germany in the north and the Jura Mounta…
Fischingen Abbey
Fischingen Abbey (Kloster Fischingen), now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur.
Fiescher Glacier
The Fiescher Glacier (Fieschergletscher in German) is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. 16 km (9.9 mi) in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps.
Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland
The Federal Criminal Court, (FCC; German: Bundesstrafgericht (BStGer); French: Tribunal pénal féderal (TPF); Italian: Tribunale penale federale (TPF); Romansh: Tribunal penal federal (TPF)) is a court of the Swiss Confederation.
Federal Archives of Switzerland
The Federal Archives of Switzerland (German: Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv, French: Archives fédérales suisses) were created in 1798 following the creation of the Helvetic Republic.
Emmental (administrative district)
Emmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region.
Eggishorn
The Eggishorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais.
City of Basel Music Academy
The City of Basel Music Academy (German: Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel) is an institution for music education, located in Basel, Switzerland. It comprises a music school, college of music, and a center for early music research and performance.
Champex
Champex (also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières.
Caribana Festival (Switzerland)
The Caribana Festival in Crans-près-Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland started in 1990 as an opportunity for people in Switzerland to enjoy live music at the shores of Lake Geneva.
Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
The Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, BCU) was founded in the 16th century and became one of the most important public libraries in Switzerland.