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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Switzerland is home to 13 sites on the World Heritage List
They tell the story of the country’s formation and are part of the Swiss identity.
Each one of these places stands for authenticity, quality and diversity across generations.
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Abbey of St Gall
Date of Inscription: 1983
The Convent of St Gall, a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery, was, from the 8th century to its secularization in 1805, one of the most important in Europe. Its library is one of the richest and oldest in the world and contains precious manuscripts such as the earliest-known architectural plan drawn on parchment.
Old City of Berne
Date of Inscription: 1983
Founded in 1191 on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River, Berne developed over the centuries in line with a an exceptionally coherent planning concept. The buildings in the Old City, dating from a variety of periods, include 15th-century arcades and 16th-century fountains.
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Date of Inscription: 1983
The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes.
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
Date of Inscription: 2000
The Bellinzona site consists of a group of fortifications grouped around the castle of Castelgrande, which stands on a rocky peak looking out over the entire Ticino valley.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Date of Inscription: 2001
The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region is the most glaciated part of the European Alps, containing the Great Aletsch Glacier that stretches over 20 km from its formation in the Jungfrau region (at 4000 m) down to the Massa Gorge, and provides an outstanding record of the geological processes that formed the High Alps.
Monte San Giorgio
Date of Inscription: 2003
Monte San Giorgio is only 1100 m high, in the sunny southern part of the canton of Ticino, a unique place for paleantologists. Thousands of fossilized fish and sea lizards, reaching 6 meters in length, were discovered here by scientists, because about 230-245 million years ago this place served as the bottom of an ocean 100 meters deep.
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Date of Inscription: 2007
The highlight of the Vaud region is the 830 hectares of terraced slopes of the Lavaux vineyards date back to the 11th century, stretching for about 30 km along Lake Geneva from the Chateau de Chillon to the eastern outskirts of Lausanne.
The present vine terraces can be traced back to the 11th century, when Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries controlled the area.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Date of Inscription: 2008
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. Opened in 1904, the 67 km Albula line features an impressive set of structures including 42 tunnels and 144 viaducts and bridges. The 61 km Bernina pass line features 13 tunnels and galleries and 52 viaducts and bridges.
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Date of Inscription: 2008
The Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in the north-eastern part of the country covers a mountainous area of 32,850 ha which features seven peaks that rise above 3,000 m. The area displays an exceptional example of mountain building through continental collision and features.
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Date of Inscription: 2009
The site of La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle watchmaking town-planning consists of two towns situated in the Swiss Jura mountains. Planned in the early 19th century the towns owed their existence to this single industry. Their layout of parallel strips on which residential housing and workshops are intermingled reflects the needs of the local watchmaking culture that dates to the 17th century and is still alive today.
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