About Place Names in Switzerland
The place names of Switzerland reflect centuries of history — from indigenous peoples who first named the land, to colonial settlers, religious missionaries and civic planners who renamed and expanded settlements. NameTrace documents the etymology of 1,337 cities, towns and villages in Switzerland.
Ortsnamen in Switzerland
Zürich
ZH
Genève
GE
Basel
BS
Lausanne
VD
Bern
BE
Winterthur
ZH
Luzern
LU
Sankt Gallen
SG
Lugano
TI
Biel/Bienne
BE
Zürich (Kreis 11)
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 3)
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 9)
ZH
Thun
BE
Bellinzona
TI
Köniz
BE
Fribourg
FR
La Chaux-de-Fonds
NE
Schaffhausen
SH
Zürich (Kreis 10)
ZH
Chur
GR
Rapperswil
SG
Uster
ZH
Sitten
VS
Zürich (Kreis 7)
ZH
Neuchâtel
NE
Emmen
LU
Zug
ZG
Yverdon-les-Bains
VD
Vernier
GE
Zürich (Kreis 6)
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 2)
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 12)
ZH
Lancy
GE
Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl
ZH
Montreux
VD
Frauenfeld
TG
Kriens
LU
Wetzikon
ZH
Wil
SG
Bulle
FR
Horgen
ZH
Kreuzlingen
TG
Aarau
AG
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld
ZH
Renens
VD
Dietikon
ZH
Baar
ZG
Bülach
ZH
Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass
ZH
Riehen
BS
Vevey
VD
Dübendorf
ZH
Meyrin
GE
Carouge
GE
Baden
AG
Reinach
BL
Olten
SO
Martigny-Ville
VS