Central Switzerland
The five cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Lucerne surrounding the Vierwaldstättersee are the original birthplace of the Swiss Confederation and the origin of the legend of William Tell.Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Popular Destinations
Lucerne
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Lucerne is a beautiful small city which sits on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the heartland of Switzerland.
Schwyz
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The town of Schwyz is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Stans
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Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Destinations
Andermatt
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Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland.
Küssnacht
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Küssnacht am Rigi is a village and a district and a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Weggis
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Rigi
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Rigi is a mountain in Switzerland, about 1 hour south of Lucerne.
Pfäffikon
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Pfäffikon SZ is a small city in Central Switzerland in the greater Zürich metropolitan area, between the Lake of Zurich and the Obersee.
Brunnen
Brunnen is a small town in Central Switzerland. Due to its unique location, Brunnen enjoys a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains.
Central Switzerland
- Type: greater region of Switzerland
- Description: region of Switzerland
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
47° northLongitude of centre
8.5° or 8° 30' eastWikidata ID
Q30978Central Switzerland Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: وسط سويسرا
- Armenian: Կենտրոնական Շվեյցարիա
- Belarusian: Цэнтральная Швайцарыя
- Catalan: Suïssa Central
- Chinese: 中瑞士
- Chinese: 中瑞士大区
- Chinese: 瑞士中央地區
- Chinese: 瑞士中部
- Chinese: 瑞士中部地区
- Chinese: 瑞士中部地區
- Danish: Centralschweiz
- Dutch: Centraal Zwitserland
- French: Suisse centrale
- Georgian: ცენტრალური შვეიცარია
- German: Innerschweiz
- German: Zentralschweiz
- Greek: Κεντρική Ελβετία
- Hebrew: מרכז שווייץ
- Italian: Svizzera centrale
- Korean: 스위스 중부
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Sentral-Sveits
- Russian: Центральная Швейцария
- Slovak: Stredné Švajčiarsko
- Slovenian: Centralna Švica
- Slovenian: Notranja Švica
- Slovenian: Osrednja Švica
- Spanish: Suiza Central
- Swedish: Centralschweiz
- Swiss German: Zentralschwiiz
- Tosk Albanian: Zentralschweiz
- Ukrainian: Центральна Швейцарія
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Central Switzerland. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.