List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

The World Heritage in Switzerland (French Patrimoine mondial, Italian Patrimonio dell'umanità, Romansh Patrimoni mundial ) comprises eleven cultural and natural assets which have been recognized as World Heritage sites by UNESCO. Switzerland had in 1975 signed the World Heritage Convention. In 1983, the first three Swiss World Heritage Sites have been with the old town of Bern, the Benedictine Convent of St. John and the Abbey of St. Gall excellent. It was not until the late 1990s, new nominations submitted to the Swiss Federal Council in which a selection committee. In 2001, the Jungfrau-Aletsch was first entered in a Swiss World Heritage Site in the list of UNESCO with the region Swiss Alps.

History

In November 1972, the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris decided the Convention for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the World ( World Heritage Convention ). The Convention is to protect the goal of cultural and natural assets that have an " outstanding universal value " and maintain as part of the world heritage of all mankind. The Swiss Federal Assembly authorized in June 1975 the Federal Council to ratify the Convention. The World Heritage Convention came finally to Switzerland on 17 December 1975 in force.

1983 were included in the list of UNESCO world heritage three Swiss heritage. With the Zähringerstadt Bern, the Carolingian monastery of St. John in Müstair and the baroque Abbey of St. Gall different types and uses of sacred and secular buildings were considered. The Swiss UNESCO Commission believed that this would meet the most important contributions of Switzerland captured the cultural world heritage. 1999 confirmed the Swiss National Committee of ICOMOS this view and called for a moratorium on the nomination of other sites.

Nevertheless, was recognized in 2000 with the three castles of Bellinzona another heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the following years, Switzerland has put their candidacies focus on natural resources and cultural landscapes. This was in response to the decisions of the 12th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, that a " representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List " should be promoted.

In 2004, the Federal Office of Culture and the Federal Office for the Environment, Forests and Landscape employed a group of experts that drew up a tentative list ( list indicative) about possible candidates according to the requirements of the World Heritage Commission. There were recommended for candidacy total of five sites. The Commission's proposals were implemented by the year 2010 by the Federal Council, the recommendations were accepted, with the exception of the works of Le Corbusier, in the following years as world heritage.

In addition to the World Heritage Convention in 2008, Switzerland has ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The aim of the Convention is the conservation of the so-called intangible cultural heritage. So far, Switzerland has still not submitted nominations to this World Heritage Programme.

At the World Heritage program Memory of the World Switzerland is not yet officially involved with a National Committee. However, taken with the archives of the International Agency for prisoners of war by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the archives of the League of Nations documents two international organizations which have their headquarters in Geneva. In addition, in the spring of 2011, the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau were included in the documents of the World Heritage register. This nomination was created under the auspices of the Library of Geneva. With audio and video recordings of the Montreux Jazz Festival from the archive by Claude Nobs, a second Swiss contribution in 2013 was recognized as the World Soundtrack Awards.

Organization

According to the guidelines for the implementation of the Convention for the protection of cultural and natural heritage of the world are invited to submit nominations only the Contracting States. At international level, thus the transfer is a nomination by the Swiss Federal Council. At the national level, the Federal Office of Culture ( BAK) and the Federal Office for the Environment ( FOEN) for World Heritage in Switzerland are responsible. The Swiss UNESCO Commission advises the federal government, in addition to its relations with UNESCO.

Basically, individuals, municipalities, cantons or organizations can encourage his candidacy for the World Heritage Site. The legal basis for the recognition of potential World Heritage sites, the Federal Law on Natural and Cultural Heritage of 1966. The basis for the protection and conservation of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland is the Federal Law on Spatial Planning of 1979. Both the cantons concerned and the competent Federal Office must agree to the nomination, and only then, the Federal final decision on the candidacy. The Federal Council also prompted the creation of the required candidate dossiers to the competent Federal Office. Since 2004, only proposals have been processed, which were placed on the Tentative List. A revision of this list was last rejected in 2007.

Any Contracting State may in up to two nominations per year, of which the World Heritage Committee decided at an annual meeting. From 1978 to 1985, Switzerland was a member of the World Heritage Committee. In October 2009, Switzerland was re-elected for a four-year term in the Committee.

List of World Heritage Sites

Legend:

Picture: Exemplary illustration for site
Year: year of registration in the list of UNESCO world heritage
Type: Labeled as Heritage (K) or Natural Heritage (N)
Location: designation of the relevant World Heritage Site in accordance with the Swiss UNESCO Commission
Canton: the canton in which the World Heritage Site is located ( there is the facility in several cantons, they are sorted alphabetically )
Description: The description of the World Heritage Sites based on the information in the UNESCO World Heritage List or in the publications of the Swiss UNESCO Commission.

Ongoing candidacy

Villa Le Lac

Immeuble Clarté

Villa Schwob

In December 2004, four located on the territory of Switzerland buildings of the architect Le Corbusier were added to the tentative list of UNESCO: the Villa Jeanneret- Perret ( Maison Blanche ) and the Villa Schwob (Villa Turque ) in La Chaux -de-Fonds, the villa Le Lac ( Petite maison au bord du lac Léman ) in Corseaux and the Immeuble Clarté in Geneva.

In January 2008, these four first and 19 other works of Le Corbusier were nominated as candidates for admission to Weltkultuerbe at the initiative of France. The under the title " The urban and architectural work of Le Corbusier " ( oeuvre urbaine et architecturale de Le Corbusier ) guided list included buildings and facilities from Argentina, Belgium, Germany, France, India, Japan and Switzerland. The Indian contribution Chandigarh soon dropped out again. In 2009, the World Heritage Committee decided to defer enrollment. The international candidacy was evaluated positively, but the committee recommended a revision until 2012. In January 2011, a revised candidate dossier was submitted, which included only 19 buildings. The painted three objects belonged to the Villa Schwob also one from Switzerland. These candidacy was rejected, a further revision was necessary the World Heritage Committee 's view.

Aside from the fallen out of the joint bid, but still run on the list Villa Schwob, so is " The architectural work of Le Corbusier's " the last remaining proposal from the Tentative List, published in 2004 in Switzerland. A review and possible amendment was provided by 2017.

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