Switzerland
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (11)
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Cultural (8)
- Abbey of St Gall (1983)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (1983)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (2009)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (2007)
- Old City of Berne (1983)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (2011)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (2008)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (2000)
Natural (3)
- Monte San Giorgio (2003)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (2001)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (2008)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List (1)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
News (5)
- Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee Monday, November 7, 2011
- Alpine Convention and World Heritage Convention Secretariats Meet Monday, February 1, 2010
- Tower of Hercules (Spain) inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List alongside two Swiss watch-making towns Saturday, June 27, 2009
- Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List Monday, July 7, 2008
- Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Friday, June 29, 2007
Events (6)
- International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) Jun 8, 2013-Jun 17, 2013
- World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary ceremony in Berne, Switzerland Nov 13, 2012-Nov 13, 2012
- International expert meeting on World Heritage and serial properties and nominations Feb 25, 2010-Feb 27, 2010
- International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones Mar 11, 2008-Mar 14, 2008
- International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC), Special Session Aug 31, 2006
Switzerland
Ratification of the Convention:
Wednesday, September 17, 1975
1978-1985 2009-2013
Source: Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
H. E. Mr Jean-Frederic Jauslin
Ambassador,
Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the Swiss Confederation to UNESCO
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
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