Switzerland

Date of ratification of the Convention:
Wednesday, September 17, 1975
Wednesday, September 17, 1975
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural-
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (1983) -
Convent of St Gall (1983) -
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (2007) -
Old City of Berne (1983) -
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (2008) -
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzone (2000)
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Monte San Giorgio (2003) -
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (2001) -
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (2008)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Glarner Hauptüberschiebung (Chevauchement principal de Glaris) (2002)
- Horlogerie et forme urbaine La Chaux-de-Fonds/Le Locle (2004)
- Œuvre urbaine et architecturale de Le Corbusier (2004)
- Les vestiges d’habitats préhistoriques dans les lacs et les marais : « Les lacustres » (2004)
News
- Jul 7, 2008 Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
- Jun 29, 2007 Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
Events
- Mar 11, 2008 - Mar 14, 2008 International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones, Davos, Switzerland
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
- 1978 - 1985
Contacts
- H. E. Mr Ernst Iten
Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiairy,Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the Swiss Confederation to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO
Bureau M4.12
1, rue Miollis
75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Tel: 01.45.68.33.96; 01 45 68 33 98
Fax: 01.43.06.21.39
EMail: dl.suisse@unesco.org
Source: UNESCO/ERC - Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO
Présidente: Mme Francesca Gemnetti
Secrétaire générale: Mme Madeleine Viviani
Point focal UNESCO pour l'administration fédérale / Secrétaire général adjoint: Mr Nicolas Mathieu
Département fédéral des affaires étrangères
Bundesgasse, 32
3003 BERNE
SUISSE
Tel: (41-31) 324.10.67
Fax: (41-31) 324.10.70
EMail: madeleine.viviani-schaerer@eda.admin.ch; info@unesco.ch;
Web Site: http://www.unesco.ch
Source: UNESCO/ERC



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