Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation

The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is a history museum in . It was built in 1936 as a national shrine for the Federal Charter of 1291, which was believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historical museum in Schwyz (Switzerland)
  • Also known as: “Federal Charter Archive” and “Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation (building)”
  • Address: Bahnhofstrasse 20, Schwyz, 6430

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palais Büeler and Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection).

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 130 metres north of Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 250 metres east of Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 430 metres east of Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ibach and Rickenbach.

Village
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is a village in the , itself in the in . It lies some 1.5 km to the south of the town centre of Schwyz, at the point where the road from Schwyz to bridges the Muota river.

Village
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is a village in the , itself in the in . It lies some 1.5 km to the east of the town centre of Schwyz.

Village
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is a village in the , itself in the in . It lies some 2 km to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of .

Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation

Latitude
47.02213° or 47° 1′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.64857° or 8° 38′ 55″ east
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
8FVC2JCX+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154342086
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1005863
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Музэй швайцарскіх хартыяў пра канфэдэрацыю”
  • Catalan: “Museu de les Cartes Federals”
  • Chinese: “瑞士联邦宪章博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Federacia Letero”
  • French: “musée des chartes fédérales”
  • French: “Musée des chartes fédérales”
  • German: “Bundesbriefarchiv”
  • German: “Bundesbriefmuseum (Gebäude)”
  • German: “Bundesbriefmuseum”
  • Italian: “Museo dei Patti Federali (edificio)”
  • Slovenian: “Arhiv zveznih listin”
  • Slovenian: “Bundesbriefarchiv”
  • Slovenian: “Bundesbriefmuseum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej zveznih listin”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Федеративної хартії”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chupferturm and Kloster Schwyz.

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