Federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance

The Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance ( BLN for short ) includes protected landscapes and natural objects in Switzerland . The oldest federal inventory currently lists 162 objects that are distributed across the entire country.

The origin of the federal inventory was the KLN inventory (inventory of the landscapes and natural monuments to be preserved of national importance) , which was created in 1963 on the private initiative of Pro Natura , Swiss Heritage Protection and the Swiss Alpine Club .

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The basis for the inventory is the Federal Law on Nature Conservation and Home Protection (NHG), which came into force on July 1, 1966. 162 objects were recorded in four series between 1977 and 1998, which are divided into the following three types:

• Unique objects - which are unique due to their character, size, beauty and ecological and / or cultural- geographic significance.
• Type landscapes - which are considered to be particularly typical for a certain region
• Natural monuments - individual objects such as boulders , rock outcrops or typical landforms.

The objects included in the inventory should remain undiminished and deserve the greatest possible protection. The BLN is binding for federal agencies with landscape-related activities and these may not intervene unless there is an equal or higher public interest of national importance. However, the BLN itself has no direct legal effect on the property: The inclusion in the inventory is not per se a nature conservation status under protection; this is generally done through the inclusion in the structure or usage plans.

The objects in the federal inventory are also included in the cantonal landscape inventories , where the collection is supplemented by regional and local landscape protection areas and elements that shape the landscape (such as geomorphological features).

Protected objects

Protected landscapes and natural monuments are:

number	Surname	admission	Revisions	photo
1001	Left bank of Lake Biel	1977
1002	Chasseral	1977
1003	Tourbière des Ponts-de-Martel	1977
1004	Creux du Van and Gorges de l'Areuse	1977
1005	Vallée de la Brévine	1977	1983
1006	Vallée du Doubs	1977	1998
1007	La Dole	1977	1983
1008	Franches-Montagnes	1977	1983
1009	Gorges du Pichoux	1977	1996
1010	Weissenstein	1977
1011	Warehouse area	1977
1012	Belchen - Passwang area	1983	1996
1013	Les Roches de Châtoillon	1983	1998
1014	Chassagne	1983	1998
1015	Pied sud du Jura proche de La Sarraz	1983
1016	Aarewaage Aarburg	1996
1017	Aargau and eastern Solothurn folded Jura	1996
1018	Aare gorge Brugg	1996
1019	Moated castle (confluence Aare / Reuss / Limmat )	1996
1020	Ravellenflue and Chluser Roggen near Oensingen	1996
1021	Gorges de Moutier	1996
1022	Vallée de Joux and Haut-Jura vaudois	1998
1023	Le Mormont	1998	1983
1101	Etangs de Bonfol and de Vendlincourt	1977
1102	Beets	1977
1103	Koblenzerlauf	1977
1104	Table Jura north of Gelterkinden	1983	1996
1105	Baselbieter and Fricktaler Tafeljura	1983	1996
1106	Chill out at Diegten	1983
1107	Gempen Plateau	1983
1108	Aargau Table Jura	1996
1109	Aare landscape near Klingnau	1996
1110	Wangen- and Osterfingertal	1996	1998
1201	La Cote	1977	1998
1202	Lavaux	1977	1998
1203	Greves vaudoises de la rive gauche du lac de Neuchâtel	1977	1996
1204	Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire	1977
1205	Bois de Chênes	1977
1206	Coteaux de Cortaillod et de Bevaix	1977	1998
1207	Marais de la Haute Versoix	1977	1998
1208	South shore of Lake Neuchâtel	1983
1209	Mont Vully	1983
1210	Chanivaz - delta de l'Aubonne	1996
1301	St. Petersinsel - Heidenweg	1977	1996
1302	Alte Aare / Alte Zihl	1977
1303	Hallwilersee	1977
1304	Baldeggersee	1977
1305	Reuss landscape	1977
1306	Albiskette - Reppischtal	1983
1307	Glacial landscape between Lorzentobel and Sihl with chain of caves	1993
1308	Rothenthurm - Altmatt - Biberbrugg moorland	1983
1309	Lake Zug	1983
1310	Lucerne Glacier Garden	1983
1311	Napfbergland	1983	1996
1312	Mats of water in the Langete , Rot and Önz valleys	1983
1313	Steinhof - Steinenberg - Burgäschisee	1983
1314	Aare landscape Thun - Bern	1983
1315	Amsoldinger and Uebeschisee	1983
1316	Niederried reservoir	1983
1317	Terminal moraine zone of Staffelbach	1996
1318	Wauwilermoos - Hagimoos - Mauensee	1996
1319	Aareknie Wolfwil - Wynau	1996
1320	Schwarzenburgerland with scythe and black water gorges	1996
1321	Emmental landscape with Räbloch , Schopfgraben and Rämisgummen	1996
1401	Drumlin landscape of the Zurich Oberland	1977
1402	Immenberg	1977	1983
1403	Glacial landscape between the Thur and the Rhine with the Nussbaumer lakes and Andelfingen lakes	1977
1404	Glacial landscape Neerach - Stadel	1977
1405	Frauenwinkel - Ufenau - Lützelau	1977	1996
1406	Zurich Obersee	1977
1407	Cat lakes	1977
1408	Jörentobel	1977
1409	Pfäffikersee	1977
1410	Irchel	1977
1411	Untersee - Upper Rhine	1983
1412	Rhine Falls	1983
1413	Thurgauian - princely cultural landscape with Hudelmoos	1983	1996
1414	Thur landscape Lichtensteig - Schwarzenbach	1983
1415	Böllenbergtobel near Uznach	1983
1416	Kaltbrunner Riet	1983
1417	Lützelsee - Seeweidsee - Uetziker Riet	1983
1418	Espi-Hölzli	1983
1419	Pfluegstein whether Erlenbach	1983
1420	Hörnli-Bergland (headwaters of the Töss and Murg )	1996
1501	Apply - Iffigen	1977	1998
1502	Les Grangettes	1977	1998
1503/1713	Diablerets - Vallon de Nant-Derborence (western part)	1977	1996/98
1504	Vanil Noir	1977
1505	Hohgant	1977
1506	Chaltenbrunnenmoor - Wandelalp	1977	1996
1507/1706	Bernese High Alps and Aletsch-Bietschhorn area (northern part)	1983
1508	Weissenau	1983
1509	Luegibodenblock	1983	1998
1510	La Pierreuse - Gummfluh - Vallée de l'Etivaz	1983
1511	Giessbach	1996
1512	Aare Gorge Innertkirchen - Meiringen	1996
1513	Engstligenfalls with Engstligenalp	1996
1514	Brecca throat	1996
1515	Tour d'Aï - Dent de Corjon	1998
1601	Silberen	1977
1602	Murgtal - Mürtschental	1977
1603	Maderanertal - Fellital	1977
1604	Lauerzersee	1977
1605	Pilate	1977
1606	Vierwaldstättersee with Kernwald, Bürgenstock and Rigi	1983
1607	Goldau landslide area	1983
1608	Flyschlandschaft Hagleren - Glaubenberg - Schlieren	1983
1609	Schrattenflue	1983
1610	Scheidnössli near Erstfeld	1983
1611	Hole side at Schwanden	1983
1612	Säntis area	1996
1613	Speer - Churfirsten - Alvier	1996
1614	Tamina Gorge	1996
1615	Melser Hinterberg - Flumser Kleinberg	1996
1701	Binntal	1977
1702	Lac de Tanay	1977
1703	Val de Bagnes	1977
1704	Mont d'Orge près de Sion	1977
1705	Valère et Tourbillon	1977	1998
1706/1507	Bernese High Alps and Aletsch-Bietschhorn area (southern part)	1983	1998
1707	Dent Blanche - Matterhorn - Monte Rosa	1983
1708	Pyramides d'Euseigne	1983
1709	Blocs erratiques au-dessus de Monthey et de Collombey	1983
1710	Rhone glacier with fore area	1996	1998
1711	Raron - Heidnischbiel	1996
1712	Les Follatères - Mont du Rosel	1996
1713/1503	Diablerets - Vallon de Nant-Derborence (eastern part)	1996
1714	Bergij plates	1998
1715	Gorges du Trento	1998
1716	Pfynwald - Illgraben	1998
1717	Laggintal - Zwischbergental	1998
1718	Val de Réchy - Sasseneire	1998
1801	Piora - Lucomagno - Dötra	1977
1802	Delta del Ticino e della Verzasca	1977
1803	Monte Generoso	1977
1804	Monte San Giorgio	1977
1805	Monte Caslano	1977
1806	Ponte Brolla - Losone	1977
1807	Val Verzasca	1983
1808	Val Bavona	1983
1809	Campolungo - Campo Tencia - Piumogna	1983
1810	Monte San Salvatore	1983
1811	Arbòstora - Morcote	1983
1812	Gandria e dintorni	1983
1813	Denti della Vecchia	1983
1814	Paesaggio fluviale e antropico della Valle del Sole (Blenio)	1996
1901	Was there Toma	1977
1902	Ruinaulta	1977
1903	Meadow landscape on the lower reaches of the Hinterrhein	1977
1904	Val di Campo	1977
1905	Kesch-Ducan area	1977
1906	Dry area in the lower Domleschg	1977
1907	Headwaters of the Hinterrhein and the top of the San Bernardino pass	1977
1908	Upper Engadine lake landscape and Bernina group	1983
1909	Piz Arina	1983
1910	Silvretta - Vereina	1983
1911	Toma landscape at Domat / Ems	1983
1912	Paludi del San Bernardino	1996
1913	Greina - Piz Medel	1996
1914	Plasseggen - Schijenflue	1996
1915	Swiss National Park and peripheral areas	1996
1916	Val Bondasca - Val da l'Albigna	1998

See also

• List of Ramsar areas in Switzerland

Web links

• Federal Office for the Environment FOEN: Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance (BLN)
• BLN dossier
• Landscapes and natural monuments of national importance - List of the BLN
• Pro Natura: BLN areas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ What does the landscape protection inventory include? (No longer available online.) In: gr.ch → Natur und Landschaft. Canton of Graubünden, 2011, archived from the original on November 9, 2011 ; Retrieved May 4, 2011 .