Petit-Saconnex
Petit-Saconnex is a suburb in Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Geneva. Petit-Saconnex is situated nearby to the neighborhood Moillebeau, as well as near the quarter Nations.Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of four districts of the city of Geneva, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Le Petit-Saconnex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Musée Ariana.
Palace of Nations
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations.
Musée Ariana
Museum
Photo: Gfuerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time.
ICRC
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nations and Servette.
Servette
Quarter
Photo: Abraham Del Pozo, Public domain.
Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, silva, and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorporated the area.
Le Grand-Saconnex
Town
Photo: LaMèreVeille, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.
Petit-Saconnex
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, quarter, and locality
- Location: Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.22317° or 46° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
6.12811° or 6° 7′ 41″ eastElevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)Open location code
8FR864FH+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 2813488985OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Petit-Saconnex” goes by many names.
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- Esperanto: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Estonian: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Finnish: “Petit-Saconnex”
- French: “Le petit-saconnex”
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- Irish: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Italian: “Le Petit-Saconnex”
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- Norwegian Bokmål: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Petit-Saconnex”
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- Scottish Gaelic: “Petit-Saconnex”
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- Slovenian: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Spanish: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Swahili: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Swedish: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Swiss German: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Turkish: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Venetian: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Vietnamese: “Petit-Saconnex”
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- Walloon: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Welsh: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Wolof: “Petit-Saconnex”
- Zulu: “Petit-Saconnex”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple du Petit-Saconnex and Place du Petit-Saconnex.
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