Swiss Literary Archives

The Swiss Literary Archives in Bern collects literary estates in all four national languages of Switzerland. It is part of the Swiss National Library operated by the Federal Office of Culture within the Federal Department of Home Affairs.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: closed
  • Email: arch.lit@nb.admin.ch
  • Type: Archives
  • Description: Literary archive in Bern, which collects and researches literary bequests and estates in the four Swiss national languages.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Natural History Museum of Bern and Museum of Communication.

Museum
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The is a museum in , . In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 131,000 people yearly.

Museum
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The is an interactive dedicated to the subject of communication in , . In 2019 it was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Museum
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The is the second largest historical museum in . It was designed by the architect André Lambert and built in 1894. is situated 200 metres north of Swiss Literary Archives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.

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is a quarter.

Quarter
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river , its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

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The is a historic neighbourhood on the riverfront in the Old City of Bern, .

Swiss Literary Archives

Latitude
46.94121° or 46° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.44943° or 7° 26′ 58″ east
Operator
Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek
Open location code
8FR9WCRX+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2386046660
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­archive
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q675617
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Swiss Literary Archives” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المحفوظات الأدبية السويسرية”
  • Armenian: “Շվեյցարիայի գրական արխիվ”
  • Arpitan: “Arch·ives litèrères suisses”
  • Belarusian: “Швайцарскі літаратурны архіў”
  • Belarusian: “Швейцарскі літаратурны архіў”
  • Catalan: “Arxius Literaris Suïssos”
  • Dutch: “Swiss Literary Archives”
  • French: “Archives littéraires suisses”
  • Galician: “Arquivos Literarios Suízos”
  • German: “ALS”
  • German: “ASL”
  • German: “Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv”
  • German: “SLA”
  • Hebrew: “הארכיונים הספרותיים השווייצריים”
  • Irish: “Cartlann Litríochta na hEilvéise”
  • Italian: “Archivio svizzero di letteratura”
  • Luxembourgish: “Schwäizer Literaturarchiv”
  • Romansh: “Archiv svizzer da litteratura”
  • Romansh: “ASL”
  • Russian: “Швейцарский литературный архив”
  • Scots: “Swiss Leiterary Airchives”
  • Slovenian: “Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv”
  • Slovenian: “SLA”
  • Slovenian: “Švicarski literarni arhiv”
  • Swedish: “Schweiziska litteraturarkivet”
  • Swiss German: “Schwiizerischs Literatuurarchiv”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv”
  • Ukrainian: “Швейцарський літературний архів”

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Highlights include Swiss National Library and Bundesamt für Kultur.

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