Inventory of places worth protecting in Switzerland

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The federal inventory of protected sites of national importance in Switzerland ( ISOS for short ) is an inventory covering the whole of Switzerland on behalf of the Federal Office of Culture . It is based on the Federal Law of 1 July 1966 on the Nature and Cultural Heritage (NHG, SR 451) and at the cantonal level in the spatial planning considered.

The ISOS differentiates between sites of local, regional and national importance, whereby the actual federal inventory only includes sites of national importance. According to the ISOS website, the guiding principle in the selection and evaluation is: " A place is determined by the relationship between the buildings, but also by the relationship to what surrounds it, to the forests and meadows, to the landscape ."

The detailed inventory is published in book form, broken down by canton. As of 2008, the volumes are available for 13 cantons. The ISOS website presents a list of the sites of national importance and presents a site in detail every month (book excerpt as PDF).

Since February 2012, the inventory has also been publicly accessible in the form of a point inventory in the federal administration's geoportal, see section Web links.

List of sites of national importance worth protecting

Aargau

Place (municipality) Type
Aarau city
Aarburg Town
Baden / Ennetbaden city
Bad Zurzach Small town / spots
Biberstein Special case
Boswil Village
Böttstein Special case
Bremgarten Town
Brugg city
Elfingen Village
Endingen Special case
Factory ( Rupperswil ) Special case
Frick urbanized village
Hasli ( Muri ) hamlet
Hellikon Village
Heart after Village
Hettenschwil ( Leuggern ) hamlet
Hornussen Village
Husen ( Lengnau ) hamlet
Ittenthal ( Kaisten ) Village
Jonen Village
Kaiseraugst Village
Kaiserstuhl Town
Fahr Monastery Special case
Kirchbözberg ( Unterbözberg ) Special case
Kirchdorf ( Obersiggenthal ) Village
Klingnau Town
Königsfelden ( Windisch ) Special case
Laufenburg Town
Lengnau Special case
Lenzburg Town
Limmatknie ( Wettingen ) Special case
Linn Village
Mandach Village
Meisterschwanden Special case
Mellingen Town
Merenschwand Village
Upper flax Village
Oberzeihen ( Zeihen ) hamlet
Obschlag / Litzi ( Jonen ) hamlet
Oetlikon ( Würenlos ) hamlet
Rheinfelden Town
Schinznach-Bad Special case
Schinznach village Village
Schöftland urbanized village
Tegerfelden Village
Thalheim Village
Ueberthal ( Oberbözberg ) hamlet
Unterendingen Village
Veltheim Village
Villigen Village
Vogelsang ( Lengnau ) hamlet
Wallbach Village
Wegenstetten Village
Wiggwil ( Beinwil / Freiamt ) hamlet
Wildegg ( Möriken-Wildegg ) Special case
Winterschwil ( Beinwil / Freiamt ) hamlet
Wittnau Village
Wölflinswil Village
Würenlingen Village
Zofingen Town

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Place (municipality) Type
Gais Village
Heathens Special case
Herisau urbanized village
Hundwil Village
Schwänberg ( Herisau ) hamlet
Schwellbrunn Village
Tobel ( Lutzenberg ) hamlet
Trogen Village
Urnaesch Village

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Place (municipality) Type
Appenzell Small town / spots
Schlatt ( Schlatt-Haslen ) Village

Basel-Country

Place (municipality) Type
Allschwil Village
Angenstein ( Duggingen ) Special case
Anwil Village
Arisdorf Village
Arlesheim Village
Augst with Augusta Raurica Special case
Bennwil Village
Brüglingen ( Münchenstein ) Special case
Castle in the Leimental Village
Buus Village
Freidorf ( Muttenz ) Special case
Gelterkinden urbanized village
Itingen Village
Kilchberg Village
To run Town
Louse Special case
Liesbergmüli ( Liesberg ) Special case
Liestal Town
Corn language Village
Muttenz Village
Oltingen Village
Pratteln urbanized village
Rothenfluh Village
Ruemlingen Village
Schöntal ( Langenbruck ) Special case
Sissach urbanized village
Waldenburg Town
Wenslingen Village
Wintersingen Village
Ziefen Village
To force urbanized village

Basel city

Place (municipality) Type
Basel city
Riehen urbanized village
St. Chrischona ( Bettingen ) Special case

Bern

Place (municipality) Type
Aarberg Town
Aarwangen , Castle / Schürhof Special case
Äckenmatt ( Wahlern ) hamlet
Adlemsried ( Boltigen ) hamlet
Attiswil Village
Balzenberg ( Erlenbach im Simmental ) hamlet
Banged Village
Bellelay ( Saicourt ) Special case
Bern city
Biel / Bienne city
Bigel ( Hasle near Burgdorf ) hamlet
Bipschal ( Ligerz ) hamlet
Bleienbach Village
Blumenstein , church / Wäsemli / Eschli hamlet
Boltigen Village
Bönigen Village
Breitenegg ( Wynigen ) hamlet
Bremgarten near Bern Special case
Brienz urbanized village
Brienzwiler Village
Brittenwald ( Oberburg ) hamlet
Brünigen ( Meiringen ) hamlet
Büelikofen / Graben ( Zollikofen ) hamlet
Bümpliz-Bethlehem ( Bern ) Urbanized village
Büren on the Aare Town
Büren to the yard Village
Burgdorf city
Bütikofen ( Kirchberg ) hamlet
Champoz Village
Chatelat Village
Chavannes ( La Neuveville ) hamlet
Chlyrot ( Untersteckholz ) hamlet
Cortébert Village
Crémines Village
Därstetten , church / moss Special case
Deisswil near Münchenbuchsee hamlet
Diemtigen Village
This Village
Dürrenroth Village
Elisried ( electors ) hamlet
Epsach Village
Erlach Town
Erlenbach in the Simmental Village
Flüelen ( Lützelflüh ) hamlet
Gals Village
Gammen ( Ferenbalm ) Village
Gäserz ( Brüttelen ) hamlet
Gerzensee Village
Gimmelwald ( Lauterbrunnen ) hamlet
Goldbach ( Hasle near Burgdorf ) Village
Gottstatt ( Orpund ) Special case
Grandval Village
Gsteig Village
Gsteig near Interlaken ( Gsteigwiler / Wilderswil ) Village
Guetisberg ( Heimiswil ) hamlet
Guggisberg Village
Gurtendörfli ( Köniz ) hamlet
Hagneck , electricity company Special case
Halen ( Kirchlindach ) Special case
Haemlismatt ( Arni ) hamlet
Skinned Village
Herzogenbuchsee urbanized village
Herzwil ( Koeniz ) hamlet
Hindelbank , castle Special case
Hofen ( Wohlen near Bern ) hamlet
Hofwil ( Münchenbuchsee ) Special case
Giessbach , Hotel Giessbach ( Brienz ) Special case
Huttwil Small town / spots
Illiswil ( Wohlen near Bern ) hamlet
In the sand ( Moosseedorf ) Special case
Ins Village
Interlaken urbanized village
Iseltwald Village
Jerisberghof ( Ferenbalm ) hamlet
Jolimontgut ( Gals ) Special case
Kallnach , electricity company Special case
Kanderbrück ( Frutigen ) hamlet
Church Village Village
Kleine Scheidegg ( Lauterbrunnen ) Special case
Kleinhöchstetten ( Rubigen ) hamlet
Landshut Castle ( Utzenstorf ) Special case
La Neuveville Town
Längenbach ( Lauperswil ) hamlet
Langenthal Small town / spots
Langnau in the Emmental urbanized village
Laupen Town
Le Cernil / La Chaux de Tramelan ( Tramelan ) hamlet
Leuzigen Village
Liebewil ( Köniz ) hamlet
Ligerz Village
Limpach Village
Lindental ( Vechigen ) hamlet
Lützelflüh Village
Lyssach Village
Meienried Special case
Meiniswil ( Aarwangen ) hamlet
Meiringen urbanized village
Mengestorf ( Köniz ) hamlet
Moosaffoltern ( Rapperswil ) hamlet
Möriswil ( Wohlen near Bern ) hamlet
Mötschwil hamlet
Moutier urbanized village
Mühleberg , power plant Special case
Mülchi Village
Münchenwiler Village
Münsingen , institution Special case
Nidau Town
Nidflue ( Därstetten ) hamlet
Niederbottigen ( Bern ) hamlet
Niederösch Village
Nods Village
Oberbipp Village
Oberbütschel ( Rüeggisberg ) hamlet
Oberdettigen ( Wohlen near Bern ) hamlet
Oberdiessbach urbanized village
Oberhofen am Thunersee urbanized village
Oberösch hamlet
Oberwil near Büren Village
Oberwil in the Simmental Village
Ochlenberg hamlet
Orvin Village
Pfaffenried ( Oberwil im Simmental ) hamlet
Ranflüh ( Rüderswil / Lützelflüh ) hamlet
Reconvilier urbanized village
Renan Village
Ried ( Rüderswil ) hamlet
Riedbach ( Bern / Frauenkappelen ) hamlet
Riedern hamlet
Riedtwil ( Seeberg ) Village
Ringgenberg Village
Rohrbach Village
Rohrmoos ( Oberburg ) hamlet
Rüderswil Village
Rüeggisberg Village
Rumendingen Village
Rüti near Büren Village
Rybrügg / Hasli ( Frutigen ) Special case
Saanen Village
Saint-Imier urbanized village
Schufelbüel ( Lützelflüh ) hamlet
Schwanden ( Rüeggisberg ) hamlet
Schwanden ( Schüpfen ) hamlet
Schwarzenburg ( Wahlern ) Small town / spots
Seewil ( Rapperswil ) Village
Signau Village
Siselen Village
Souboz Village
St. Johannsen ( Gals ) Special case
St. Petersinsel ( Twann-Tüscherz ) Special case
Sumiswald Village
Taubenloch Gorge ( Biel / Bienne ) Special case
Tavannes urbanized village
Tuna city
Trachselwald Village
Turbidity Village
Tüscherz ( Twann-Tüscherz ) Village
Unterseen Town
Vinelz Village
Vordere Chlapf ( Gerzensee ) hamlet
Wäckerschwend ( Ochlenberg ) hamlet
Waldau ( Bern ) Special case
Waldhaus ( Lützelflüh ) hamlet
Walperswil Village
Cheeks on the Aare Town
Wattenwil ( Worb ) hamlet
Weissenburg ( Därstetten ) Special case
Wiedlisbach Town
Wiggiswil hamlet
Wilderswil urbanized village
Wiler ( Därstetten ) hamlet
Wiler ( Sigriswil ) hamlet
Wileroltigen Village
Willadingen Village
Wimmis Village
Wingreis ( Twann-Tüscherz ) hamlet
Winterswil ( Schüpfen ) hamlet
Witenbach ( Lauperswil ) hamlet
Wolei ( Frauenkappelen ) hamlet
Worbletal ( Bolligen ) Special case
Zimlisberg ( Rapperswil ) hamlet

Freiburg

Place (municipality) Type
Barberêche , Petit et Grand Vivy Special case
Bösingen Village
Bourguillon ( Freiburg ) Special case
Broc-Fabrique ( Broc ) Special case
Broc-Vieille Cure ( Broc ) Special case
Cop Town
Bussy Village
Châtel-Saint-Denis Town
Chavannes-les-Forts ( Siviriez ) Village
Corbières Special case
Cressier Village
Dompierre Village
Estavannens ( Bas-Intyamon ) Village
Estavayer-le-Lac Town
Font ( Estavayer-le-Lac ) Village
Freiburg city
Galmis ( Düdingen ) hamlet
Grandvillard Village
Granges-sur-Marly ( Pierrafortscha ) hamlet
Gruyères Town
Hauterive Special case
Jaun Village
Jetschwil ( Düdingen ) hamlet
Kerzers urbanized village
La Part Dieu ( Gruyères ) Special case
La Riedera ( Le Mouret ) hamlet
La Valsainte ( Cerniat ) Special case
Lessoc ( Haut-Intyamon ) Village
Lurtigen Village
Mezieres Village
Montagny-les-Monts ( Montagny ) Special case
Montbovon ( Haut-Intyamon ) Special case
Môtier ( Haut-Vully ) Village
Muntelier Village
Murten Town
Neirivue ( Haut-Intyamon ) Village
Orsonnens ( Villorsonnens ) Village
Plaffeien Village
Prayoud ( Châtel-Saint-Denis ) hamlet
Praz ( Bas-Vully ) Village
Promasens ( Rue ) Village
Richterwil ( Bösingen ) hamlet
Romont Town
Rue Town
Rueyres-Treyfayes ( Sâles ) hamlet
Salvenach Village
Sense Bridge ( Wünnewil-Flamatt ) Special case
Torny-le-Petit ( Torny ) hamlet
Vallon du Gottéron ( Freiburg ) Special case
Villarsel-sur-Marly hamlet
Villars-sous-Mont ( Bas-Intyamon ) Village
Villars-sur-Marly ( Pierrafortscha ) hamlet
Villarvolard ( Corbières ) Village
Vuippens ( Marsens ) Special case
Vuissens Village

Geneva

Place (municipality) Type
Avully Village
Bourdigny ( Satigny ) Village
Carouge city
Carre ( Meinier ) hamlet
Cartigny Village
Celigny Village
Choully ( Satigny ) Village
Compesières ( Bardonnex ) Special case
Dardagny Village
Geneva city
Genthod Village
Hermance Town
Jussy Village
Landecy ( Bardonnex ) Village
Malval ( Dardagny ) hamlet
Onex Village
Peissy ( Satigny ) Village
Satigny-dessus ( Satigny ) Special case
Sézegnin ( Avusy ) Village
Sierne ( Veyrier ) hamlet
Sionnet ( Jussy ) hamlet
Soral Village
Veyrier urbanized village

Glarus

Place (municipality) Type
Adlenbach ( Glarus South ) hamlet
Diesbach (Glarus South) Village
Elm (Glarus South) Village
Ennenda ( Glarus ) urbanized village
Glarus city
Mollis ( Glarus North ) Village
Näfels (Glarus North) urbanized village
Rüti (Glarus South) Village
Steinibach (Glarus South) hamlet
Brick Bridge (Glarus North) Special case

Grisons

Place (municipality) Type
Almens Village
Alvaneu Village
Alvaschein Village
Other Village
Ardez Village
Augio ( Rossa ) Village
Averser Hofweiler ( Avers ) Special case
Bergün / Bravuogn Village
Bever Village
Bodio / Cauco ( Cauco ) Village
Bondo ( Bregaglia ) Village
Borgonovo ( Bregaglia ) Village
Bos-cha ( Ardez ) hamlet
Braggio Village
Brienz / Brinzauls Village
Brün ( Valendas ) hamlet
Calfreisen Village
Campi ( Sils im Domleschg ) Special case
Cantons ( Poschiavo ) hamlet
Castasegna ( Bregaglia ) Village
Castrisch Village
Cavaione ( Brusio ) hamlet
Cavardiras ( Disentis / Mustér ) hamlet
Chur city
Coltura ( Bregaglia ) hamlet
Curaglia ( Medel ) Village
Disla ( Disentis / Mustér ) hamlet
Duvin Village
Federal powder mill ( Chur ) Special case
Felsberg Village
Fideris Village
Filisur Village
Bottle Village
Flims-Waldhaus ( Flims ) Special case
Fürstenau Town
Grono Village
Grüsch / Schmitten ( Grüsch / Seewis in the Prättigau ) Village
Guarda Village
Hedgehog ( sword ) hamlet
Ilanz Town
Jenins Village
Küblis Special case
Landarenca ( Arvigo ) hamlet
Latsch ( Bergün / Bravuogn ) hamlet
Lavin Village
wage Village
Lumbar clean Village
Luff Village
Luzein Village
Maienfeld Town
Malans Village
Medergen ( Arosa ) hamlet
Mesocco Village
Monstein ( Davos ) Village
Müstair ( Val Müstair ) Village
Obermutten ( Mutten ) hamlet
Piping Special case
Pignia Village
Pontresina urbanized village
Poschiavo Small town / spots
Prada ( Poschiavo ) Village
Prec Village
Promontogno ( Bregaglia ) Village
La Punt ( La Punt-Chamues-ch ) Village
Plaster ( luzein ) hamlet
Reichenau ( Tamins ) Special case
Reischen ( Zillis-Reischen ) hamlet
Riom ( Riom-Parsonz ) Village
Rossa Village
Roveredo urbanized village
Sagogn Village
Salouf Village
Samedan urbanized village
San Carlo ( Poschiavo ) Village
San Vittore Village
Santa Maria in Calanca Village
Santa Maria Val Mustair Village
Sapün ( Arosa ) hamlet
Sarn Village
S-chanf Village
Sharans Village
Slim Village
Scuol urbanized village
Seewis in the Prättigau Village
Segnes ( Disentis / Mustér ) Village
Sent Village
Sils in Domleschg Special case
Soazza Village
Soglio ( Bregaglia ) Village
Splügen Village
St. Luzisteig ( Maienfeld / Fläsch ) Special case
Stampa ( Bregaglia ) Village
Stierva Village
Strassberg ( Arosa ) hamlet
Stugl ( Bergün / Bravuogn ) hamlet
Sumvitg Village
Sur En ( Ardez ) hamlet
Tamins Village
Tarasp Special case
Tersnaus ( Suraua ) Village
Trun urbanized village
Tschlin Village
Tumegl / Tomils-Ortenstein ( Tumegl / Tomils ) Special case
Valendas Village
Vella Village
Vicosoprano ( Bregaglia ) Village
Vnà ( Ramosch ) Village
Vrin Village
Vulpera ( Tarasp ) Special case
Waltensburg / Vuorz Village
Zernez urbanized village
Zillis ( Zillis-Reischen ) Village
Zuoz Village

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Place (municipality) Type
All urbanized village
Beurnevésin Village
Bonfol Village
Bourrignon Village
Charmoille ( La Baroche ) Village
Chevenez ( Haute-Ajoie ) Village
Choindez ( Courrendlin ) Special case
Coeuve Village
Cornol Village
Courcelon ( Courroux ) hamlet
Delémont city
Fahy Village
La Bosse ( Le Bémont ) hamlet
La Chaux-des-Breuleux hamlet
Le Noirmont urbanized village
Les Cerlatez ( Saignelégier ) hamlet
Les Enfers Village
Löwenburg ( Pleigne ) Special case
Miécourt ( La Baroche ) Village
Montenol ( Clos du Doubs ) hamlet
Montignez ( Basse-Allaine ) Village
Muriaux Village
Le Peuchapatte ( Muriaux ) hamlet
Pleujouse ( La Baroche ) Special case
Les Pommerats ( Saignelégier ) Village
Porrentruy Village
Rocourt Village
Saignelégier urbanized village
Saint-Ursanne ( Clos du Doubs ) Town
Soulce Village

Lucerne

Place (municipality) Type
Altishofen Village
Beromünster Small town / spots
Blatten ( Malters ) hamlet
Buttisholz Village
Dierikon hamlet
Dottenberg ( Adligenswil ) hamlet
Ermensee Village
Escholzmatt Village
Geiss ( Menznau ) hamlet
Holy Cross ( Hasle ) Special case
Hergiswald ( Kriens ) Special case
Hitzkirch Village
Hohenrain Special case
Kirchbühl ( Sempach ) hamlet
Krummbach ( Geuensee ) hamlet
Cultural landscape Kastelen ( Alberswil ) Special case
Luther Village
Lucerne city
Marbach Village
Mauensee Special case
Pearls ( Buchrain / Root ) Special case
Richensee ( Hitzkirch ) Special case
Ruswil Village
Heidegg Castle ( Gelfingen ) Special case
Sea carriage ( Kottwil ) hamlet
St. Urban ( Pfaffnau ) Special case
Sursee Town
Villa landscape Meggen ( Meggen ) Special case
Werthenstein Special case
Willisau Town

Neuchâtel

Place (municipality) Type
Areuse ( Boudry / Colombier ) Special case
Auvernier Village
Boudry Town
Bussy / Le Sorgereux ( Valangin ) Special case
Buttes ( Val-de-Travers ) Village
Cité Martini ( La Tène ) Special case
Colombier urbanized village
Corcelles ( Corcelles-Cormondrèche ) Village
Cortaillod Village
Couvet ( Val-de-Travers ) urbanized village
Cressier Village
Dombresson Village
Fleurier ( Val-de-Travers ) urbanized village
Grandchamp ( Boudry ) Special case
La Borcarderie ( Valangin ) Special case
La Chaux-de-Fonds city
Lasagne Village
Le Landeron Town
Le Locle city
Les Brenets urbanized village
Les Verrières Village
Montmirail ( La Tène ) Special case
Môtiers ( Val-de-Travers ) Village
Neuchâtel city
Préfargier ( La Tène ) Special case
Saint Blaise urbanized village
Travers ( Val-de-Travers ) urbanized village
Trois-Rods ( Boudry ) Special case
Valangine Town

Nidwalden

Place (municipality) Type
Beckenried urbanized village
Buochs urbanized village
Bürgenstock ( Stansstad / Ennetbürgen ) Special case
Chappelendorf ( Dallenwil ) hamlet
Kehrsiten ( Stansstad ) hamlet
Ridli ( Beckenried ) hamlet
Stans Small town / spots

Obwalden

Place (municipality) Type
Flüeli-Ranft ( Sachseln ) Special case
Kirchhofen ( Sarnen ) Special case
Lounging urbanized village
Obsee (Lungern) hamlet
Ramersberg (Sarnen) hamlet
Rudenz ( Giswil ) Special case
Sachseln urbanized village
Sarnen Small town / spots

Schaffhausen

Place (municipality) Type
Bibermühle ( Ramsen ) Special case
Dörflingen Village
Gächlingen Village
Hallau Village
wage Village
Löhningen Village
Merishausen Village
Neunkirch Town
Oberhallau Village
Osterfingen Village
Ramsen Village
Rudlingen Village
Schaffhausen city
Schleitheim Village
Stone at the Rhein Town
Thayngen urbanized village
Wilchingen Village

Schwyz

Place (municipality) Type
Arth Village
Biberegg ( Rothenthurm ) hamlet
Fountain ( Ingenbohl ) urbanized village
Ecce Homo ( saddle ) hamlet
Einsiedeln Small town / spots
Etzelpass / St. Meinrad ( Einsiedeln ) Special case
Gersau Village
Grinau ( Tuggen ) Special case
Küssnacht Small town / spots
Laugh Small town / spots
Merlischachen ( Küssnacht ) hamlet
Muotathal Village
Pfäffikon Unterdorf ( Freienbach ) Special case
Schwyz Small town / spots
Seestatt ( Altendorf ) hamlet
Siebnen ( Galgenen / Schübelbach / Wangen ) urbanized village
Stones Village
Ufenau ( Freienbach ) Special case

Solothurn

Place (municipality) Type
Aetingen Village
Balm at trade fairs hamlet
Balsthal Small town / spots
Beinwil , cultural landscape Special case
Büren Village
Goetheanum ( Dornach ) Special case
Gossliwil Village
Grenchen urbanized village
Hessigkofen Village
High forest Village
Höngen (municipality of Laupersdorf ) hamlet
Inner Klus ( Balsthal ) Special case
Kyburg-Buchegg Special case
Lüsslingen Village
Mariastein ( Metzerlen-Mariastein ) Special case
Meltingen Village
measure up Village
Metzerlen ( Metzerlen-Mariastein ) Village
Mühledorf Village
Nennigkofen Village
Neuendorf Village
Niederbuchsiten Village
Niedererlinsbach ( Erlinsbach ) Village
Nuglar ( Nuglar-St. Pantaleon ) Village
Oberdorf Village
Olten city
Rodersdorf Village
Schnottwil Village
Schönenwerd - Niedergösgen urbanized village
Seewen Village
Solothurn city
St. Pantaleon ( Nuglar-St. Pantaleon ) Village
St. Wolfgang ( Balsthal ) Special case
Tscheppach Village
Verena Gorge , cultural landscape ( Rüttenen ) Special case
Waldegg / Feldbrunnen ( Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus ) Special case

St. Gallen

Place (municipality) Type
Altstätten Small town / spots
Azmoos ( Wartau ) Village
Bäbikon ( Kirchberg ) hamlet
Balgach / Heerbrugg urbanized village
Berneck urbanized village
Bollingen ( Rapperswil-Jona ) Special case
Bruggen / Sittertal ( St. Gallen ) Special case
Burgau ( Flawil ) Village
Butschwil urbanized village
Degersheim urbanized village
Dottenwil / Unterrüti ( Wittenbach ) hamlet
Ebnat-Kappel urbanized village
Ennetbühl ( Nesslau-Krummenau ) Village
Flums urbanized village
Fontnas ( Wartau ) hamlet
Fürschwendi ( Eggersriet ) hamlet
Gibel ( Goldingen ) hamlet
Gossau urbanized village
Gretschins ( Wartau ) hamlet
Hahnberg ( mountain ) Special case
Hemberg Village
St. Scholastika Monastery ( Tübach ) Special case
Cultural landscape Buechberg / Buechstig ( Thal ) Special case
Cultural landscape Kapf / Notkersegg ( St. Gallen ) Special case
Cultural landscape Matten / Wilen / Zinggenhueb ( Andwil / Gossau ) Special case
Cultural landscape Unteregg / Rotzenwil / Hueb ( Muolen ) Special case
Lichtensteig Small town / spots
Luetisburg Special case
Magdenau ( Degersheim ) Special case
Marbach Village
Maseltrangen ( Schänis ) hamlet
Mels urbanized village
Mogelsberg ( Neckertal ) Village
Niederglatt ( Oberuzwil ) hamlet
Oberglatt ( Flawil ) hamlet
Oberschan ( Wartau ) Village
Raaschberg ( Flawil ) hamlet
Rapperswil ( Rapperswil-Jona ) urbanized village
Rheineck Small town / spots
Vineyards Village
Rorschach Small town / spots
Rüthi Village
Sargans Small town / spots
Schänis Village
Upper / Lower Rhine Valley Castle Landscape ( Altstätten ) Special case
Castle landscape Rorschach / Alter Rhein ( mountain ) Special case
Schmerikon Village
Spreitenbach / Furth ( Neckertal ) Special case
St. Gallen city
St. Georgen (St. Gallen) urbanized village
Sulzberg ( Untereggen ) Special case
Thal / Feldmoos ( Thal ) Village
Trempel ( Ebnat-Kappel ) Special case
Uetliburg / Berg Sion ( Gommiswald ) Special case
Unterlören ( Wittenbach ) hamlet
Vättis ( Pfäfers ) Village
Walenstadt Small town / spots
Wattwil urbanized village
Weesen Small town / spots
Silver firs ( Mels ) Village
Werdenberg ( Grabs / Buchs ) Special case
Wil Small town / spots
Wurmsbach / St. Dionys ( Rapperswil-Jona ) Special case
Zwingensteinhueb ( mountain ) hamlet

Ticino

Place (municipality) Type
Airolo Town
Altanca ( Quinto ) Village
Anzonico ( Faido ) Village
Aranno Village
Arogno Village
Arzo ( Mendrisio ) Village
Ascona Town
Astano Village
Auressio ( Isorno ) Village
Aurigeno ( Maggia ) Village
Avegno Chiesa e di dentro ( Avegno-Gordevio ) Village
Avegno di fuori ( Avegno-Gordevio ) Village
Barbengo ( Lugano ) Village
Bedigliora Village
Bedretto Village
Bellinzona city
Berzona ( Isorno ) Village
Biasca Town
Bidogno ( Capriasca ) Village
Bignasco ( Cevio ) Village
Biogno ( Lugano ) hamlet
Bissone Village
Bordei ( Centovalli ) hamlet
Borgnone ( Centovalli ) Village
Boschetto ( Cevio ) Village
Bosco / Gurin Village
Brè ( Lugano ) Village
Breno ( Alto Malcantone ) Village
Brione (Verzasca) Village
Broglio ( Lavizzara ) Village
Brontallo ( Lavizzara ) Village
Brusata ( Novazzano ) hamlet
Brusgnano-Freggio ( Osco ) Village
Brusino Arsizio Village
Cabbio ( Breggia ) Village
Calonico ( Faido ) Village
Calpiogna ( Faido ) Village
Campo (Vallemaggia) Village
Campora ( Castel San Pietro ) hamlet
Cantine di Gandria ( Lugano ) Special case
Carona Village
Casima ( Castel San Pietro ) Village
Caslano Village
Castagnola ( Lugano ) Special case
Castel San Pietro Village
Castelrotto ( Croglio ) Village
Cevio / Rovana Village
Chiasso Special case
Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio Collina d'Oro Special case
Chiesa di Santa Maria d'Iseo ( Bioggio ) Special case
Chironico ( Faido ) Village
Cimadera Village
Cimal motto ( Campo (Vallemaggia) ) Village
Ciona ( Carona ) hamlet
Comologno ( Onsernone ) Village
Convento di Santa Maria del Bigorio ( Capriasca ) Special case
Corino ( Cerentino ) hamlet
Corippo Village
Cortignelli ( Lavizzara ) hamlet
Costa ( Centovalli ) Village
Curio Village
Dangio ( Aquila ) Village
Dongio ( Acquarossa ) Village
Faido Town
Figgione ( Faido ) hamlet
Fontana ( Airolo ) Village
Fusio ( Lavizzara ) Village
Gandria ( Lugano ) Village
Giornico Village
Golino ( Centovalli ) Village
Gresso Village
Indemini ( Gambarogno ) Village
Intragna ( Centovalli ) Village
Iseo ( Bioggio ) Village
Isole di Brissago Special case
Largario ( Acquarossa ) hamlet
Lavertezzo Village
Ligornetto Village
Linescio Village
Lionza ( Centovalli ) Village
Locarno city
Loco ( Isorno ) Village
Lugano city
Magadino- Rivabella ( Gambarogno ) Village
Melano Village
Mendrisio Town
Meride Village
Moghegno ( Maggia ) Village
Monastero di Santa Maria ( Claro ) Special case
Monte ( Castel San Pietro ) Village
Morcote Village
Mosogno di sotto ( Mosogno ) hamlet
Muggio ( Breggia ) Village
Muzzano Village
Navone ( Serravalle ) hamlet
Olivone / Solario ( Blenio ) Village
Origlio Village
Osco ( Faido ) Village
Osignano ( Monteceneri ) hamlet
Ospizio del San Gottardo ( Airolo ) Special case
Palagnedra ( Centovalli ) Village
Piotta ( Quinto ) Village
Pontirone ( Val Pontirone , Biasca ) Village
Ponto Valentino ( Acquarossa ) Village
Prato ( Lavizzara ) Village
Preonzo Village
Primadengo ( Faido ) hamlet
Quinto Village
Rancate ( Mendrisio ) Village
Rasa ( Centovalli ) Village
Riva San Vitale Town
Ronco ( Quinto ) Village
Ronge / Orino ( Serravalle ) Village
Rossura ( Faido ) Village
Rovio Village
Russo ( Onsernone ) Village
Sala Capriasca ( Capriasca ) Village
San Bartolomeo ( Vogorno ) hamlet
Scudellate ( Breggia ) Village
Semione ( Serravalle ) Village
Sessa Village
Sobrio-Ronzano ( Sobrio ) Village
Someo ( Maggia ) Village
Sonogno Village
Sonvico Village
Sornico ( Lavizzara ) Village
Stabio Town
Tengia ( Rossura ) Village
Torello ( Carona ) Special case
Valle Bavona ( Cevio ) Special case
Val Malvaglia ( Serravalle ) Special case
Verdasio ( Centovalli ) Village
Verscio Village
Vico Morcote Village
Villa ( Bedretto ) Village
Villa ( Coldrerio ) Village

Thurgau

Place (municipality) Type
Altenklingen ( Wigoltingen ) Special case
Altnau Village
Arbon Small town / spots
Berlingen Village
Bischofszell Small town / spots
Blidegg-Degenau ( Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf ) Special case
Boltshausen ( Märstetten ) hamlet
Bommen ( Kemmental ) hamlet
Bürglen Small town / spots
Dickihof ( Schlatt ) hamlet
Diessenhofen Small town / spots
Engwang ( Wigoltingen ) hamlet
Erlen-Eppishausen ( Erlen ) urbanized village
Ermatingen Village
Eschenz Basin ( Eschenz / Mammern ) Special case
Fahrhof ( Neunforn ) hamlet
Fischingen Special case
Frauenfeld city
Glarisegg ( Steckborn ) Special case
Love God Special case
Griesenberg ( Amlikon-Bissegg ) Special case
Grüneck ( Muellheim ) Special case
Gündelhart ( Homburg ) hamlet
Hagenwil near Amriswil Village
Hard ( mountain ) hamlet
Hauptwil ( Hauptwil-Gottshaus ) Village
Heiligkreuz ( Wuppenau ) hamlet
Huettlingen Village
Iselisberg ( Uesslingen Book ) hamlet
Ittingen Charterhouse ( Warth-Weiningen ) Special case
Kehlhof ( mountain ) hamlet
Kesswil Village
Scratches ( Arbon ) hamlet
Cultural landscape of Balgen ( Egnach ) Special case
Leutmerken ( Amlikon-Bissegg ) hamlet
Liebenfels ( Herdern ) Special case
Lustdorf ( Thundorf ) Village
Mammers Special case
Märstetten Village
Munsterlingen Special case
Niederneunforn ( Neunforn ) Village
Nussbaumen ( Hüttwilen ) Village
Oberneunforn ( Neunforn ) Village
Oetlishausen ( Hohentannen ) Special case
Ottenberg south slope ( Märstetten / Weinfelden ) Special case
Ottoberg ( Märstetten ) Village
Paradise ( Schlatt ) Special case
Rheinklingen ( Wagenhausen ) Village
Roggwil Village
Romanshorn urbanized village
Mannenbach-Salenstein Village
Untersee Castle Landscape ( Ermatingen ) Special case
Schönholzerswilen Village
Sommeri Village
St. Katharinental ( Diessenhofen ) Special case
Steckborn Small town / spots
Steinebrunn ( Egnach ) Village
Tobel ( Tobel-Tägerschen ) Special case
Triboltingen ( Ermatingen ) Village
Trüttlikon ( Uesslingen Book ) hamlet
Watt near Roggwil ( Roggwil ) hamlet
Weinfelden Small town / spots
Wertbühl ( Bussnang ) hamlet
Wilen bei Neunforn ( Neunforn ) Village
Zihlschlacht ( Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf ) Village

Uri

Place (municipality) Type
Altdorf City / spots
Amsteg ( Silenen ) Special case
Andermatt Village
To build Village
Berghotel Maderanertal ( Silenen ) Special case
Bürglen Village
Dörfli ( Silenen ) hamlet
Erstfeld urbanized village
Flüelen urbanized village
Göschenen urbanized village
Gurtnellen-Wiler ( Gurtnellen ) Special case
Hospental Village

Vaud

Place (municipality) Type
Agiez Village
Aigle Town
Aran ( Villette ) Village
Arnex-sur-Orbe Village
L'Auberson ( Sainte-Croix ) urbanized village
Aubonne Town
Avenches Town
Baulmes Village
Begnins Village
Bévieux ( Bex ) Special case
Bofflens Village
Bonvillars Village
Bougy Villars Village
Bugnaux ( Essertines-sur-Rolle ) hamlet
Bursins Village
Burtigny Village
Caux ( Montreux ) Special case
Champagne Village
Champvent Special case
Château de Chillon ( Veytaux ) Special case
Châtelard ( Lutry ) hamlet
Chavannes-sur-Moudon Village
Chêne-Pâquier Special case
Chez-les-Aubert ( Le Chenit ) hamlet
Colombier Village
Combremont-le-Petit Village
Concise Village
Coppet Town
Corcelles-près-Concise Village
Cossonay Town
Cotterd ( Bellerive ) hamlet
Cronay Village
Cuarnens Village
Cully Town
Demoret Village
Denezy Village
Eclépens Village
Epesses Village
Essertines-sur-Yverdon Village
L'Etivaz ( Château-d'Oex ) hamlet
Etoy Village
Féchy Village
Ferreyres Village
Giez Special case
Gimel Village
Givrins Village
Grandcour Village
Grandson Town
Grandvaux Village
Fiez Village
Flendruz ( Rougemont ) hamlet
Fontaines-sur-Grandson Village
Granges-près-Marnand urbanized village
Gryon Village
Haras fédéral ( Avenches ) Special case
Huémoz ( Ollon ) Village
Jouxtens-Mézery Special case
La Chaux (Cossonay) Village
La Chaux ( Sainte-Croix ) hamlet
La Forclaz ( Ormont Lingerie ) Village
La Lance ( Concise ) Special case
La Mauguettaz ( Yvonand ) hamlet
La Russille ( Les Clées ) hamlet
La Sarraz Town
La Ville ( Ormont-Dessus ) hamlet
Lausanne city
Lavigny Village
Le Lieu Village
Le Pont ( L'Abbaye ) Village
Le Séchey ( Le Lieu ) Village
Le Sentier ( Le Chenit ) Village
Le Solliat ( Le Chenit ) hamlet
Les Clées Special case
Les Posses ( Bex ) Village
Leysin urbanized village
Ligner roll Village
L'Isle Special case
Lonay Village
Lovatens Village
Lucens Town
Luins hamlet
Lutry Town
Marchissy Village
Mex Village
Mollens Village
Molondine Village
Montcherand Village
Montet ( Cudrefin ) Village
Montreux Special case
Mont-sur-Rolle Village
Morges Town
Moudon Town
Novalles hamlet
Noville Village
Nyon city
Ogens Village
Ollon Village
Onnens Village
Orbe Town
Orny Village
Oron-le-Châtel Special case
Pampigny Village
Payerne Town
Perroy Village
Poudrerie fédérale ( Aubonne ) Special case
Prahins Village
Prangins Village
Provence Village
Pully urbanized village
Rances Village
Riex Village
Rivaz Village
role Town
Romainmôtier ( Romainmôtier-Envy ) Town
Rossinière Village
Rougemont Village
Saint-Christophe ( Champvent ) Special case
Sainte-Croix urbanized village
Saint-Livres Village
Saint-Prex Town
Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux) Village
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges Village
Sassel Village
Savuit ( Lutry ) hamlet
Sergey Village
Tartegnin Village
Taveyanne ( Gryon ) Special case
Territet / Veytaux ( Montreux / Veytaux ) urbanized village
Trey Village
Treytorrens Village
Treytorrens ( Puidoux ) hamlet
Valeyres-sous-Rances Village
Vallamand lingerie ( Vully-les-Lacs ) Village
Vallorbe urbanized village
Vaugondry hamlet
Vaulion urbanized village
Vernand-Dessus ( Lausanne ) Special case
Vers-l'Église ( Ormont-Dessus ) Village
Vevey city
Veyges ( Leysin ) hamlet
Villarzel Village
Villas Dubochet ( Montreux ) Special case
Villeneuve Town
Vinzel hamlet
Vufflens-la-Ville Village
Vufflens-le-Château Special case
Vullierens Village
Yens Village
Yverdon-les-Bains city
Yvorne / Vers Morey ( Yvorne ) Village

Valais

Place (municipality) Type
Albinen Village
Ammere / Gadme / Wiler ( Blitzingen ) hamlet
Ayer ( Anniviers ) Village
Barmüli ( Visperterminen ) hamlet
Bidermatten ( Saas-Balen ) hamlet
Biel ( county ) Village
Bitzinen ( Visperterminen ) hamlet
Leaves Village
Blatten near Naters ( Naters ) Village
Bodma ( Bellwald ) hamlet
Bodmen ( Blitzingen ) hamlet
Bodmen ( mouth ) Village
Bourg-Saint-Pierre Town
Bramois ( Sion ) Village
Branson ( Fully ) hamlet
Brig ( Brig-Glis ) city
Bruson ( Bagnes ) Village
Castle ( Törbel ) hamlet
Commeire ( Orsières ) hamlet
Conthey-Bourg / Saint-Séverin ( Conthey ) Special case
Harrows ( beds ) hamlet
Harrows ( Simplon ) hamlet
Eischoll Village
Ice Village
Ice ( leaves ) hamlet
Appoint Village
Erschmatt Village
Evionnaz Village
Evolène Village
Fäld ( Binn ) hamlet
Field ( Törbel ) hamlet
Feschel ( Guttet-Feschel ) Village
Finhaut Special case
Fontenelle ( Bagnes ) hamlet
Geschinen ( Münster-Geschinen ) Village
Gletsch ( Oberwald ) Special case
Gluringen ( Reckingen-Gluringen ) Village
Goppisberg ( Riederalp ) Village
Grand-Saint-Bernard ( Bourg-Saint-Pierre ) Special case
Greich ( Riederalp ) Village
Grengiols Village
Grimentz Village
Hérémence Village
Isérables Village
Dump Village
Lana ( Evolène ) hamlet
Le Châble ( Bagnes ) Village
Le Trétien ( Salvan ) hamlet
Les Haudères ( Evolène ) Village
Lens Village
Leuk Town
Liddes Village
Mâche / Mâchette ( Hérémence ) hamlet
Martigny-Bourg ( Martigny ) Town
Martigny-Ville ( Martigny ) city
Mase Village
Médières ( Bagnes ) Village
Miéville ( Vernayaz ) hamlet
Mühlebach ( Ernen ) Village
Münster ( Münster-Geschinen ) Village
Naters urbanized village
Neubrück ( Stalden ) Special case
Down Village
Niederhäuser ( Visperterminen ) hamlet
Niederwald Village
Obergesteln ( Obergoms ) Village
Oberstalden ( Visperterminen ) hamlet
Pinsec ( Anniviers ) hamlet
Cerisier plan ( Martigny-Combe ) Special case
Rarner Chumma ( Raron ) hamlet
Raron Village
Reckingen ( Reckingen-Gluringen ) Village
Ritzingen ( county ) Village
Saillon Town
Saint-Gingolph Special case
Saint-Jean ( Anniviers ) Village
Saint-Maurice Town
Saint-Pierre-de-Clages ( Chamoson ) Village
Sarreyer ( Bagnes ) Village
Schmidigehischere ( Binn ) Village
Selkingen ( county ) Village
Sembrancher Town
Sierre Special case
Simplon village ( Simplon ) Village
Simplon Pass ( Simplon ) Special case
Sion city
Stalden Village
Törbel Village
Turtig / Wandfluh ( Bürchen / Raron / Unterbäch ) Special case
Turtmann Village
Ulrichen ( Obergoms ) Village
Unterstalden ( Visperterminen ) hamlet
Vens ( Vollèges ) hamlet
Venthône Village
Vionnaz Village
Visp Small town / spots
Vissoie Village
Vollèges Village
Vouvry Village
Wasen ( Bitsch ) hamlet
Weissenried ( Blatten ) hamlet

train

Place (municipality) Type
Berchtwil ( Risch ) hamlet
Cham urbanized village
Frauenthal Monastery ( Cham ) Special case
Gubel Monastery ( Menzingen ) Special case
Lorzenweid factory ( Cham ) Special case
Meisterswil / Talacher ( Hünenberg ) hamlet
Neuägeri, Inner Spinning Mill ( Unterägeri ) Special case
Niederwil ( Cham ) Village
Schönfels / Felsenegg ( Zug ) Special case
Risch / Buonas bank settlement landscape ( Risch ) Special case
Spinning mill on the Lorze ( Baar ) Special case
St. Wolfgang / Wart ( Hünenberg ) Special case
train city

Zurich

Place (municipality) Type
Andelfingen Village
Bauma urbanized village
Berg am Irchel Village
Blitterswil / Juckeren ( Bauma ) Special case
Bulach Town
Castle ( miles ) hamlet
Dägerlen hamlet
Dürstelen ( Hittnau ) hamlet
Eglisau Town
Elgg with lock Town
Ellikon am Rhein ( Marthalen ) hamlet
Feldbach / Schirmensee ( Hombrechtikon ) Special case
Feuerthalen urbanized village
Freudwil ( Uster ) hamlet
Girsberg with castle ( Waltalingen ) hamlet
Glattfelden Village
Greifensee Town
Grossholz / Grüt ( Mettmenstetten ) hamlet
Grundhof / Mörsburg ( Winterthur ) hamlet
Grüningen Town
Gündisau ( Russikon ) hamlet
Guntalingen ( Waltalingen ) Village
Hauptikon ( Kappel am Albis ) Village
Hermatswil ( Pfäffikon ) hamlet
Hinteruttenberg ( Knonau ) hamlet
Horgen urbanized village
Husen with Wyden Castle ( Ossingen ) hamlet
Husertal ( Hausen am Albis ) hamlet
Kappel / Näfenhüser ( Kappel am Albis ) Special case
Kirchdinhard ( Dinhard ) Village
Kyburg Village
Bocken Estate ( Horgen ) Special case
Schipf estate with lakeside slope ( Herrliberg ) Special case
Lützelsee ( Hombrechtikon ) hamlet
Marthalen Village
Maschwanden Village
Mülenen ( Richterswil ) Special case
Mutzmalen ( Stäfa ) hamlet
Neerach Village
Neuthal ( Bäretswil ) Special case
Oberrifferswil ( Rifferswil ) Village
Oberstammheim Village
Oberteufen with castle ( Freienstein-Teufen ) Special case
Oetikon ( Stäfa ) urbanized village
Oetwil on the Limmat Village
Ossingen Village
Otelfingen Village
Ottenhusen ( Seegräben ) hamlet
Pfaffikon urbanized village
Pfungen Village
Rafz Village
Regensberg Town
Rheinau with monastery and clinic Special case
Richterswil urbanized village
Rudolfingen ( Trüllikon ) Village
Rüti with subject urbanized village
Laufen Castle ( Laufen-Uhwiesen ) Special case
Sea trenches Village
Jakobsthal spinning mill ( Bülach ) Special case
Stadel near Niederglatt Village
Tüfenbach ( Hausen am Albis ) hamlet
Unterstammheim Village
Uster urbanized village
Forest urbanized village
Waltalingen with Schwandegg Castle Village
Cheeks ( cheek-Brüttisellen ) Village
Wasterkingen Village
Weissenbach ( Mettmenstetten ) hamlet
Wellenau ( Bauma ) hamlet
Wiesendangen Village
Winikon ( Uster ) hamlet
Winterthur city

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