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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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Switzerland

Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera - Confederaziun svizra


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The National Arms of Switzerland The National Flag Location

Administrative division

The Swiss Confederation consists of 26 cantons, which have, in comparison with the situation in other countries, a high degree of independence. The Cantons comprise a total of 2,485 municipalities, which, in some cantons, are clustered into Districts (Bezirke, Rayons).

All cantons and nearly all the municipalities use arms. Only a few districts use arms.

Arms of cantons, districts and municipalities

Arms of the cantons

 
Canton Capital Canton Capital
  Aargau Aarau   Nidwalden Stans
  Appenzell Ausserrhoden Herisau   Obwalden Sarnen
  Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell   Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
  Basel-Landschaft Liestal   Schwyz Schwyz
  Basel-Stadt Basel   Solothurn Solothurn
  Bern Bern   St. Gallen Sankt Gallen
  Fribourg Fribourg   Thurgau Frauenfeld
  Genève Genève   Ticino Bellinzona
  Glarus Glarus   Uri Altdorf
  Graubünden Chur   Valais/Wallis Sion
  Jura Delémont   Vaud Lausanne
  Luzern Luzern   Zug Zug
  Neuchâtel Neuchâtel   Zürich Zürich

Arms of municipalities

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