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  1. studyinginswitzerland.com

    Jul 31, 2024Switzerland is a country with immense cultural diversity and living heritage. Its geographical position between several countries, such as Germany, Italy, France, Austria, and Liechtenstein has influenced this cultural diversity, not to mention the influence the 26 cantons have in the Swiss culture.. However, its location and canton division aren't the only factors that influence the culture ...
  2. Jun 16, 2023To date, Switzerland has 13 UNESCO World Heritage sites, nine cultural and four natural heritage sites. The narrow, stone-walled 11th-century terraced vineyards of Lavaux demonstrate an ingenious use of local resources.
  3. houseofswitzerland.org

    Discover the 12 Swiss sites listed as world heritage and learn more about Switzerland's environment facts thanks to the House of Switzerland - by the FDFA. Within the framework of the United Nations Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, thirteen Swiss sites have been ...
  4. everyculture.com

    Identification. Switzerland's name originates from Schwyz, one of the three founder cantons. The name Helvetia derives from a Celtic tribe called Helvetians that settled in the region in the second century B.C. Switzerland is a federation of twenty-six states called cantons (six are considered half cantons).
  5. Switzerland: 2023; Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Alpine pasture season: Switzerland: Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization: Switzerland: 2020; Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics: Switzerland
  6. Sounds of living heritage, a journey through indigenous languages (2019) Tell your living heritage story (2018) Passing it on: Inventorying living heritage in Africa (2016) ICH for sustainable development: a virtual exhibition (2013) Recognizing Our Cultural Heritage... (2010) Living Heritage: Exploring the Intangible (2007)
  7. Switzerland's wealth consists of its cultural heritage and its wonderful, diverse natural landscapes. From these treasures, UNESCO has picked out the eleven most valuable gems, giving them World Heritage status. Castles of Bellinzona (Ticino)
  8. switzerland-tour.com

    The cultural heritage of Switzerland is assembled in more than 600 museums, of which the Swiss people are rightly proud. The best known are the Swiss land-museum in Zurich, the Art Museum in Basel, also the Transport Museum in Lucerne, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne or the Red Cross Museum in Geneva. Each of these unique museums combines ...
  9. houseofswitzerland.org

    In 2008, Switzerland ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Since then, an inventory has been drawn up in order to catalogue Swiss traditions. A map showing 167 living traditions is published by the Swiss Confederation and is available online.
  10. culturalpolicies.net

    Discussion on cultural policy intensified and resulted in the establishment of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) (1975). 1970-1980 While early Swiss cultural policy focused on the preservation of cultural heritage and identity, the demand for a "culture for all" as a guiding idea found its way into Switzerland at the end of the 1960s.
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