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Switzerland Map Europe

by Vishal Kumar

Switzerland Map Europe illustrates the surrounding countries, 26 cantons boundaries with their capitals, and the national capital.


Political Map of Switzerland

 

The Political Map of Switzerland (German: Schweiz Karte) is very helpful in knowing about the country. The colorful online map of Switzerland features the canton boundaries and their capitals.

The map marks the international boundary with dotted broken lines and the canton boundaries with broken lines. Switzerland is located in Central Europe. The capital of Switzerland is Bern.

Switzerland (German: Schweiz Karte) is a landlocked country, sharing its borders with France, Germany, Austria, and Italy as shown in the Switzerland political map. The country map of Switzerland places the country in the central part of Europe. Bern is the national capital of the country and is situated 513 meters above sea level.

Location and Geography of Switzerland

The geographical coordinates of Switzerland are 47º North latitude and 8º East longitude. The political map of Switzerland locates the country in Central Europe. Switzerland is a landlocked country sharing its borders with Italy in the south, France in the west, Germany in the north, and Austria in the east and is visually represented on the online Swiss political map. The country stands over a total jurisdictional area of 41,290 sq km. The land area of

  • Switzerland (Europe): 39,770 square kilometers and the rest 1,520 sq km is covered by water. The highest point is Dufourspitze, which is 4,634 meters above sea level and the lowest point is Lake Maggiore, 195 meters above sea level.
  • The most important tourist destinations for Switzerland travel are: Geneva, Zermatt, Zurich, Lucerne
  • Canton Boundaries : The canton boundaries are differentiated with broken lines on the printable Switzerland Map. The Switzerland canton boundaries are Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Stadt, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Geneve, Graubunden, Basel-Stadt, Jura, Neuchatel, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Luzern, Fribourg, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Ticino,
  • Zurich -Switzerland Valais, Vaud, Nidwalden, Solothurn, Zug and Schwyz.

Capital of Switzerland

Bern is the capital of the landlocked country of Switzerland. The red dot on the Swiss map signifies the capital city. The geographical coordinates of the city are 46º 55′ North latitude and 7º 28′ East longitude. The city stands at an altitude of 513 meters above sea level. The neighboring cities are:

  • Oberulmiz
  • Muri
  • Kehrsatz
  • Wabern
  • Mattenhof

Liebefeld: The city encompasses 4 main airports namely the Bern Belp, St Stephan, Payerne and Grenchen.

Cantons of Switzerland

Canton Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Lng Capital
Aargau 611,466 1,405 542 g Aarau
Appenzell Inner Rhodes 15,688 172 66 g Appenzell
Appenzell Outer Rhodes 53,017 243 94 g Herisau
Basel-Landschaft 274,404 428 165 g Liestal
Basel-Stadt 184,950 37 14 g Basel
Bern 979,802 6,049 2,336 g Bern
Fribourg 278,493 1,670 645 fg Fribourg
Geneva 457,715 282 109 f Geneva
Glarus 38,608 685 264 g Glarus
Graubunden 192,621 7,106 2,744 gr Chur; Coire (f); Coira (i)
Jura 70,032 838 323 f Delemont; Delsberg (g)
Lucerne 377,610 1,492 576 g Lucerne
Neuchatel 172,085 797 308 f Neuchatel
Nidwalden 41,024 276 106 g Stans
Obwalden 35,585 491 189 g Sarnen
Sankt Gallen 478,907 2,014 778 g Saint Gall
Schaffhausen 76,356 298 115 g Schaffhausen
Schwyz 146,730 908 351 g Schwyz
Solothurn 255,284 791 305 g Solothurn
Thurgau 248,444 1,013 391 g Frauenfeld
Ticino 333,753 2,811 1,085 i Bellinzona; Bellenz (g)
Uri 35,422 1,077 416 g Altdorf
Valais 312,684 5,226 2,018 fg Sion; Sitten (g)
Vaud 713,281 3,219 1,243 f Lausanne; Losanna (i)
Zug 113,105 239 92 g Zug
Zurich 1,373,068 1,729 667 g Zurich
26 cantons 7,870,134 41,296 15,942

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