The Basel City Walls are a former complex of walls in the central part of the Swiss city of Basel. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. A newer wall was constructed around 1230, which is known as the Inner W…
Barberêche Castle is a castle in Barberêche in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Bantiger TV Tower is a 196 metre tall tower used for FM- and TV-transmission at (46°58′40″N7°31′43″E) on the Bantiger mountain, a mountain east of Berne situated in the municipality of Bolligen. The Bantiger TV Tower was built between 1991 and 1996…
Bannalpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden.
Balmberg Pass (elevation 1078 m) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
The Balm ruins (German: Ruine Balm or Ruine Balmfluh) are the remains of a fortified cave dwelling at the foot of Balmfluh (alternative spelling: Balmflue) in the Jura Mountains, in the municipality of Balm bei Günsberg in the Canton of Solothurn. I…
The Balfrin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located north of the Dom in the canton of Valais.
Basel St. Johann (referred to as Bahnhof Basel St.
François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory (Observatoire François-Xavier Bagnoud) is an astronomical observatory paid for by Association François-Xavier Bagnoud.
Bacino di Val Malvaglia (or Lago di Malvaglia) is a lake above Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.19 km2.
Aïre is a small locality in the Canton of Geneva. It is on the North bank of the river Rhone.
Aurigeno is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Aubonne District was a former district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The Aroser Rothorn is the highest mountain of the Plessur Alps. It is located between Arosa and Lenzerheide in the canton of Graubünden and with a summit elevation of 2,980 metres above sea level.
Ardez is a station on the Pontresina-Scuol-Tarasp railway line.
The Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich (Antiquarian Society of Zürich), often shortened to Antiquarische or AGZ, is an association concerned with the study and preservation of the history of the canton of Zürich.
Annunziata is a small town near Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzerland.
Angeli Custodi is a small town in the north of Val Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzerland.
Amsoldingersee is small lake adjacent to the town of Amsoldingen, in the Upper Gürbetal. It is located near the city of Thun, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 38 hectares and a maximum length of 1.1 km and width of 500 m. The maximum dept…
Alterswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
Alplersee is a lake on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near Riemenstalden and Sisikon in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland.
The Almagellhorn (or Almagellerhorn) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas Almagell, in the canton of Valais.
Allmend is a request stop railway station in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss canton of Bern.
The Allalin Glacier (German: Allalingletscher) is a 6 km (3.7 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps near the Allalinhorn in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi). The glacier is bordered on…
The Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla are a multi-summited mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais.
Agra is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
The Agassizhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It lies just north-west of the Finsteraarhorn, the main summit of the range. The Agassizhorn is the tripoint between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the Unteraar Glacier…
Aarwangen District was a district in the northeast corner of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its seat at Aarwangen.
The Aarberg District was an administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the town of Aarberg.
Aach (variants Ache; Aa) is a widespread Upper German hydronym, from an Old High German aha (Proto-Germanic *ahwō) "running water" (ultimately from PIE *hakʷā- "(moving) water") The word has also been reduced to a frequent sufix -ach in Alemannic an…
The Ustermer Aa or Aabach is a river in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
The A14 motorway, an Autobahn in central Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting the A2 with the A4, within the Canton of Lucerne.
The 2006 European Curling Championships were held (December 9–16), 2006 at the St.
The Wilerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Wiler and in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Bietschhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental from the main Rhone valley.
The Murg is a 34.1 kilometres (21.2 mi) long tributary of the Thur in Switzerland. It rises in the canton of St.
The Lopper Road Tunnel is a tunnel in central Switzerland. The tunnel connects Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden with Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden, and forms part of the A8 motorway. The tunnel was opened in 1984, and is 1,590 metres (5,220 …