World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

Bern (), or Berne (), is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000.

Bellinzona ( , ; ) is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.

municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland

thumb|300px|Swiss national map 1:25,000, sheet 1249 Finsteraarhorn The Jungfrau ( ), at is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, located between the southern canton of Bern and the northern canton of Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall of mountains overlooking the Bernese Oberland and the Swiss Plateau, one of the most distinctive sights of the Swiss Alps.

glacier in Switzerland

series of stilt houses built near the Alps mountain range

municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland

transnational UNESCO world heritage site

mountain

abolished monastery and collegiate district with cathedral in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Lavaux () is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the district of Lavaux-Oron. Lavaux consists of of terraced vineyards that stretch for about along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva.

part of the Alps mountain range in Switzerland

serial World Heritage Site in seven countries around the world

owner/operator of the largest network of private meter-gauge railways in the largest and easternmost canton in Switzerland, Grisons

Benedictine monastery in Müstair, Graubünden, Switzerland, founded in 780

meter-gauge train in the Swiss Alps, opened 1930 traveling between two mountain resorts Zermatt and St. Moritz via Andermatt

The Bietschhorn (; 3,934 m) is a mountain in canton Wallis to the south of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area (formerly Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn) listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier. The Bietschhorn is located on the south side of the Lötschental valley and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Region at the north end of the Bietschtal valley and Baltschiedertal valley. Most climbers approach the mountain from either the Bietschhornhütt

municipality in Switzerland

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Sutz-Lattrigen is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is home to a number of Neolithic and Bronze Age lake shore archeological sites, including one that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

landform

The Jungfraujoch (, lit. "maiden saddle") is a saddle connecting two major 4000ers of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Mönch. It lies at an elevation of above sea level and is directly overlooked by the rocky prominence of the Sphinx. The Jungfraujoch is a glacier saddle, on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier, and part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, situated on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch.

World Heritage site in the Switzerland

Chexbres ( ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. Chexbres is a wine-growing village and enjoys a good selection of local vintages. It also enjoys notable views of Lake Geneva, and therefore is nicknamed "Balcon du Léman" in French.

railway line in Switzerland and Italy

lake in Switzerland

old town of Bern, Switzerland and UNESCO World Heritage Site

curved six-arched RhB railway viaduct on the Albula line, opened 1902 spanning Landwasser River between Schmitten and Filisur, in Graubünden, Switzerland

core Rhaetian railway line linking the towns of Thusis, Filisur, and St. Moritz in the canton of Grisons in eastern Switzerland

complex of multiple built objects

Müstair [myʃtɐir] is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Müstair merged with Fuldera, Lü, Switzerland, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form Val Müstair.

meter-gauge sightseeing train connecting Chur (or Davos) in Switzerland with Poschiavo and Tirano in Italy

single-track nine-arched stone spiral Rhaetian railway viaduct, opened 1908 south of Brusio in the canton of Grisons in eastern Switzerland

monastery library in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland

located on the Albula Railway

The Tschingelhörner (also spelled Tschingelhoren) are a chain of mountain peaks in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (). They are composed of several summits on a long ridge, of which the highest is named Grosses Tschingelhorn (). The mountain is located between Elm (Glarus) and Flims (Grisons), west of the Segnas Pass (). thumb|left|upright|Sun shining through Martin's hole (), as seen from Elm East of the main summit is the Martinsloch (), a triangular breakthrough, or hole in diameter, through which the sun shines at particular times of t

mountain

arch bridge

World Heritage site in Italy and Switzerland