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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  • Museum
  • …has a gabled roof
  • Description: historical museum in Schwyz (Switzerland)
  • Address: Bahnhofstrasse 20, Schwyz, 6430
  • Also known as
    “Federal Charter Archive”
    “Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation (building)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palais Büeler and Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection).
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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.
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Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation

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Latitude
47.02213° or 47° 1′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.64857° or 8° 38′ 55″ east
Open location code
8FVC2JCX+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154342086
Open­Street­Map feature
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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)”
  • Italian: “Museo dei Patti federali”
  • Slovenian: “Arhiv zveznih listin”
  • Slovenian: “Bundesbriefarchiv”
  • Slovenian: “Bundesbriefmuseum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej zveznih listin”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Федеративної хартії”

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Highlights include Chupferturm and Kloster Schwyz.

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