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Districts of Switzerland

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In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between Canton and Municipality, loosely termed districts (i.e. Urban Administration Districts).

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[edit] Amt, Amtsbezirk, District and Distretto

Most Cantons are divided into Bezirke (German for districts). They are also termed Ämter (Lucerne), Amtsbezirke (Bern), district (in French) or distretto (Tessin and part of Graubünden).

The Bezirk generally provides only administration and court organisation. However, for historical reasons districts in cantons Graubünden and Schwyz are their own legal entities with jurisdiction over tax and often have their own Landsgemeinde.

[edit] Absence of a district level in ten cantons

Ten of the 26 Cantons entirely dispense with the district level of government:

Uri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Zug, Basel-City and Geneva (each with its own reason, be it historical or practical or because the area is small enough already). Schaffhausen renounced Bezirke since the middle of 1999. Since the start of 2003 Canton of St. Gallen does not recognise the Bezirk level any more; their functions are now undertaken by the electoral constituency.

[edit] List of Swiss districts by canton

Canton Districts
Image:Argovie-coat of arms.svg AG Aargau 11 Bezirke
Image:AppenzellRE-coat of arms.svg AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Image:AppenzellRI-coat of arms.svg AI Appenzell Innerrhoden
Image:Bale-coat of arms.svg BS Basel-City
Image:BaleCampagne-coat of arms.svg BL Basel-Country 5 Bezirke
Image:Berne-coat of arms.svg BE Berne 26 Amtsbezirke, Districts
Image:Fribourg-coat of arms.svg FR Fribourg 7 Districts, Bezirke
Image:Geneve-coat of arms.svg GE Geneva
Image:Glaris-coat of arms.svg GL Glarus
Image:Grisons-coat of arms.svg GR Grisons 11 Bezirke, districts, distretti
Image:Jura-coat of arms.svg JU Jura 3 districts
Image:Lucerne-coat of arms.svg LU Lucerne 5 Ämter
Image:Neuchatel-coat of arms.svg NE Neuchâtel 6 districts
Image:Nidwald-coat of arms.svg NW Nidwalden
Image:Obwald-coat of arms.svg OW Obwalden
Image:Schaffhouse-coat of arms.svg SH Schaffhausen
Image:Schwytz-coat of arms.svg SZ Schwyz 6 Bezirke
Image:Solothurn-coat of arms.svg SO Solothurn 10 Bezirke
Image:St.Gallen-coat of arms.svg SG St. Gallen 8 Wahlkreise
Image:Thurgovie-coat of arms.svg TG Thurgau 8 Bezirke
Image:Tessin-coat of arms.svg TI Ticino 8 distretti
Image:Uri-coat of arms.svg UR Uri
Image:Valais-coat of arms.svg VS Valais 14 districts, Bezirke
Image:Vaud-coat of arms.svg VD Vaud 19 districts
Image:Zug-coat of arms.svg ZG Zug
Image:Zurich-coat of arms.svg ZH Zurich 12 Bezirke
Total 159 -

[edit] Canton of Zurich

Districts in the Canton of Zürich The Canton of Zürich is divided into 12 districts (German: Bezirke):


[edit] Canton of Berne

As of April 2004, there are 398 municipalities of the canton of Berne within the following 26 administrative districts:

Districts of Canton Berne


[edit] Canton of Lucerne

Districts of Canton Lucerne The Canton of Lucerne is divided into 5 districts termed Ämter:

[edit] Canton of Uri

Canton of Uri is not divided into districts: the municipality is the next lowest unit of government. See: Municipalities of the canton of Uri.


[edit] Canton of Schwyz

The Canton of Schwyz is divided into six districts and 30 municipalities, although the districts Einsiedeln, Küssnacht and Gersau simply comprise the municipality of the same name.

Image:Karte Kanton Schwyz Bezirke.png

[edit] Canton of Obwalden

Obwalden is not divided into districts: the municipality is the next lowest unit of government. See: Obwalden#MunicipalitiesObwalden.

[edit] Canton of Nidwalden

Nidwalden is not divided into districts.

See: Nidwalden#Municipalities

[edit] Canton of Glarus

Canton of Glarus is not divided into districts: the municipality is the next lower unit of government. See: Municipalities of canton of Glarus.

[edit] Canton of Zug

Canton of Zug is not divided into districts. See: Municipalities of the canton of Zug

[edit] Canton of Fribourg

Districts of canton Fribourg

The Canton of Fribourg is divided into 7 districts:

See also: Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg


[edit] Canton of Solothurn

Image:Districts of Canton Solothurn.png

From 2005, Solothurn's ten districts are merged pairwise into five electoral districts, termed Amtei. From 2005, districts only have a statistical meaning.

  • Bucheggberg, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg
  • Dorneck, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein (unofficially Schwarzbubenland)
  • Gäu, Amtei Thal-Gäu
  • Gösgen, Amtei Olten-Gösgen (unofficially Niederamt)
  • Lebern, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
  • Olten, Amtei Olten-Gösgen
  • Solothurn, Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
  • Thal, Amtei Thal-Gäu
  • Thierstein, Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein
  • Wasseramt, Amtei Wasseramt-Bucheggberg

See: Municipalities of the canton of Solothurn

[edit] Canton of Basel-City

Basel-City is not divided into districts. It is formed only of the city of Basel and two municipalities.

[edit] Canton of Basel-Country

districts of Canton Basel-Landschaft

There are 5 Bezirke in Basel-Landschaft:

[edit] Canton of Schaffhausen

The Canton of Schaffhausen used to be divided into 6 districts (Bezirke) until July 1999, but the municipality is now the next lower unit of government.

[edit] Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is not divided into districts any longer, and so the municipality is the next lower unit of government. Former districts were: Hinterland with capital Herisau, Mittelland with capital Teufen, Vorderland with capital Heiden.

See: Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

[edit] Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden

The 6 Bezirke (districts) are the local government level, generally assimilated to municipalities:

Feuerschaugemeinde is a special-purpose municipality for firefighting, energy and water for the town Appenzell.

[edit] Canton of St. Gallen

The canton used to be subdivided into 14 districts (Bezirke) until 2003 January 1, when it was reorganised into 8 constituencies (Wahlkreise). See Canton of St. Gallen#Constituencies and municipalities.

[edit] Canton of Graubünden

Districts of Canton Graubünden

Canton Graubünden is divided into 11 Districts. They tend to follow the natural boundaries of the landscape. The districts are further subdivided into 39 sub-districts (German: Kreise):

[edit] Canton of Aargau

Districts in Aargau

Aargau is divided into 11 districts:

[edit] Canton of Thurgau

Image:Karte Kanton Thurgau Bezirke.png

The Canton of Thurgau is divided into eight districts, and each is named after its capital:

[edit] Canton of Ticino

Image:Karte Kanton Tessin Bezirke.png

The Canton of Ticino is divided into 8 districts (called distretti):

[edit] Canton of Vaud

Image:Karte Kanton Waadt Bezirke.png

Since 1803 the Canton of Vaud has been divided into 19 districts (Vaud plans a reorganisation in 2007):

See also: Municipalities of the canton of Vaud

[edit] Canton of Valais

Image:Karte Kanton Wallis Bezirke.png

The Canton of Valais has been divided into 14 districts and half-districts:

See also: Valais Municipalities

[edit] Canton of Neuchâtel

Image:Map Canton Neuchatel districts.png

The Canton of Neuchâtel is divided into 6 districts which belong to 4 geographic regions:

[edit] Canton of Geneva

The Canton of Geneva is not divided into districts, and so the municipality is the next level of government. See: Municipalities of the canton of Geneva.

[edit] Canton of Jura

Districts in Canton of Jura

Canton of Jura is divided into 3 districts:

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