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Switzerland
consists of 23 Kantone (singular Kanton, cantons or states), 3 of them
are divided into Halb-Kantone ("split states").
Katone of Switzerland are
listed below in several languages. Language is indicated by (Ger.) Swiss-German;
(Fr.) French; (It.) Italian; (Eng.) English and (Rom.) Romansch.
Name |
Short Term |
Capital |
Entry Date |
Language |
SwissGen Link |
Aargau (Ger.), Argovie (Fr.), Argovia (It). |
AG |
Aarau |
1803 |
German |
Adopt me |
Appenzell |
AP |
(none) |
1513 |
German |
Adopt me |
Appenzell Innerrhoden (Ger.), Rhodes-Interieures (Fr.)
(Halb-Katon) |
AI |
Appenzell |
1513 |
German |
Adopt me |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Ger.), Rhodes-Exterieures (Fr.)
(Halb-Katon) |
AR |
Herisau |
1513 |
German |
Adopt me |
Basel |
BA |
(none) |
1501 |
German |
Adopt me |
Basel-Land (Ger.), Bale-Campagne (fr.), Basilea-Campagna (It.)
(Halb-Katon) |
BL |
Liestal |
1501 |
German |
Adopt me |
Basel-Stadt (Ger.), Bale-Ville (Fr.), Basilea-Citta (It.)
(Halb-Katon) |
BS |
Basel |
1501 |
German |
Adopt me |
Bern (Ger.), Berne (Fr.),
Berna (It.) |
BE |
Bern |
1353 |
French,
German |
Adopt me |
Fribourg (Fr.), Freiburg (Ger.), Friborgo (It.) |
FR |
Fribourg |
1481 |
French
German |
Adopt me |
Geneva (Eng.), Geneve (Fr.), Genf(Ger.),
Ginvera (It.) |
GE |
Geneva |
1815 |
French |
Adopt me |
Glarus (Ger.), Glaris (Fr.), Glarona (It.) |
GL |
Glarus |
1352 |
German |
Adopt me |
Graubunden (Ger.), Grischun (Rom.),
Frigioni (It.), Grisons
(Fr.) |
GR |
Chur |
1803 |
German,
Romansch |
Adopt me |
Jura (Fr.),
Jura (Ger.) |
JU |
Delemont |
1978
(was part of Bern) |
French |
Adopt me |
Luzern (Ger.), Lucerne (Fr.), Lucerna (It.) |
LU |
Lucerne |
1332 |
German |
Adopt me |
Neuchatel (Fr.), Neuenburg (Ger.),
Neuchatel (It.) |
NE |
Neuchatel |
1815 |
French |
Adopt me |
Unterwalden |
UW |
(none) |
1291 |
German |
Adopt me |
Nidwalden(Ger.), Niwald (Fr.), Sottoselva (It.)
(Halb-Katon) |
NW |
Stans |
1291 |
German |
Adopt me |
Obwalden (Ger.), Obwald (Fr.), Sopraselva (It.)
(Halb-Katon) |
OW |
Sarnen |
1291 |
German |
Adopt me |
Sankt Gallen (Ger.), Saint Gall (Fr.), S. Gallo (It.) |
SG |
Saint Gall |
1803 |
German |
Adopt me |
Schaffhausen (Ger.), Schafhouse (Fr.), Sciaffusa (It.) |
SH |
Schaffhausen |
1501 |
German |
Adopt me |
Schwyz (Ger.), Schqyz (Fr.), Svitto (It.) |
SZ |
Schwyz |
1291 |
German |
Adopt me |
Solothurn (Ger.), Soleura (Fr.), Soletta (It.) |
SO |
Solothurn |
1481 |
German |
Adopt me |
Thurgau (Fer.), Thurgovie (Fr.), Turgovia (It.) |
TG |
Frauenfeld |
1803 |
German |
Adopt me |
Ticino (It.), Tessin (Ger., Fr.) |
TI |
Bellinzona |
1803 |
Italian |
Adopt me |
Uri (Ger., Fr., It.) |
UR |
Altdorf |
1291 |
German |
Adopt me |
Valais (Fr.), Wallis (Ger.), Vallese (It.) |
VS |
Sion |
1815 |
French
German |
Adopt me |
Vaud (Fr.), Waadt (Ger)., Vallese (It.) |
VD |
Lausanne |
1803 |
French |
Vaud |
Zug (Ger.), Zoug (Fr.), Zugo (It.) |
ZG |
Zug |
1352 |
German |
Adopt me |
Zurich (Ger.), Zurich (Fr.), Zurigo (It.) |
ZH |
Zurich |
1351 |
German |
Adopt me |
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