The 26 cantons of Switzerland
Switzerland has 26 cantons. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The local name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the local name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the cantons
A canton is a member state of the Swiss Confederation. Each canton keeps its own constitution, parliament and courts.
Switzerland has four national languages, so many cantons carry more than one name. The quiz accepts the German, French or Italian name as well as the English one.
Jura is the newest canton. It split from Bern in 1979.
All 26 cantons
| Canton | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Aargau | Argovia |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Appenzell Outer Rhodes |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | Appenzell Inner Rhodes |
| Basel-Landschaft | Basel-Country, Baselland, Basel Land |
| Basel-Stadt | Basel-City, Basel |
| Bern | Berne |
| Fribourg | Freiburg |
| Geneva | Genève, Genf |
| Glarus | |
| Graubünden | Grisons, Graubuenden |
| Jura | |
| Lucerne | Luzern |
| Neuchâtel | |
| Nidwalden | |
| Obwalden | |
| Schaffhausen | |
| Schwyz | |
| Solothurn | |
| St. Gallen | Sankt Gallen |
| Thurgau | Thurgovia |
| Ticino | Tessin |
| Uri | |
| Valais | Wallis |
| Vaud | |
| Zug | |
| Zurich |
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Sources
- Official local names published by Switzerland.
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