Cantons of Switzerland - Names in National Languages

Names in National Languages

(Names appear in bold when corresponding to the cantonal official language)

Abbr English German French Italian Romansh
AG Aargau (rare: Argovia) Aargau Argovie Argovia Argovia
AI Appenzell Innerrhoden (Appenzell Inner-Rhodes) Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures Appenzello Interno Appenzell dadens
AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Appenzell Outer-Rhodes) Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures Appenzello Esterno Appenzell dador
BS Basel-City or Basle-City Basel-Stadt Bâle-Ville Basilea-Città Basilea-Citad
BL Basel-Country, Basle-Country, or Basel-Land Basel-Landschaft Bâle-Campagne Basilea-Campagna Basilea-Champagna
BE Bern, or Berne Bern Berne Berna Berna
FR Fribourg Freiburg Fribourg Friborgo Friburg
GE Geneva Genf Genève Ginevra Genevra
GL Glarus Glarus Glaris Glarona Glaruna
GR Graubünden (Grisons) Graubünden Grisons Grigioni Grischun
JU Jura Jura Jura Giura Giura
LU Lucerne Luzern Lucerne Lucerna Lucerna
NE Neuchâtel Neuenburg Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Neuchâtel
NW Nidwalden Nidwalden Nidwald Nidvaldo Sutsilvania
OW Obwalden Obwalden Obwald Obvaldo Sursilvania
SH Schaffhausen (Schaffhouse) Schaffhausen Schaffhouse Sciaffusa Schaffusa
SZ Schwyz Schwyz Schwyz (or Schwytz) Svitto Sviz
SO Solothurn Solothurn Soleure Soletta Soloturn
SG St. Gallen (St. Gall) St. Gallen Saint-Gall San Gallo Son Gagl
TG Thurgau (Thurgovia) Thurgau Thurgovie Turgovia Turgovia
TI Ticino Tessin Tessin Ticino Tessin
UR Uri Uri Uri Uri Uri
VS Valais Wallis Valais Vallese Vallais
VD Vaud Waadt Vaud Vaud Vad
ZG Zug Zug Zoug Zugo Zug
ZH Zurich Zürich Zurich Zurigo Turitg

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