German-speaking Switzerland

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cultural region linguistic region

German-speaking Switzerland is the predominantly German-language region of Switzerland, encompassing major cities like Zurich and forming the country's largest linguistic and cultural area.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
German-speaking Switzerland canonical 81
German‑speaking Switzerland 1
Suisse alémanique 1

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
linguistic region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Deutschschweiz ⓘ
German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
surface form: Suisse alémanique

Switzerland ⓘ
surface form: Svizra tudestga

German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
surface form: Svizzera tedesca
borderedByLinguisticRegion Romandy ⓘ
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland

Southern Switzerland ⓘ
surface form: Italian-speaking Switzerland

Romansh-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
capitalCityOfRegion Zurich ⓘ
surface form: Zürich
continent Europe ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
coversApproximateShareOfPopulation about 62% of Swiss population ⓘ
coversApproximateShareOfTerritory about 65% of Swiss territory ⓘ
dominantChristianDenomination Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
dominantReligion Christianity ⓘ
economicCenterCity Basel-Stadt ⓘ
surface form: Basel

Zurich ⓘ
surface form: Zürich
hasCulturalIdentity distinct Swiss-German culture ⓘ
hasEducationLanguage Standard German ⓘ
hasMediaLanguage Standard German ⓘ
Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form: Swiss German
hasOfficialLanguageStatus German ⓘ
includesCanton Aargau ⓘ
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ⓘ
surface form: Appenzell Ausserrhoden

canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ⓘ
surface form: Appenzell Innerrhoden

Basel-Landschaft ⓘ
Basel-Stadt ⓘ
Bern ⓘ
Fribourg ⓘ
surface form: Fribourg (German-speaking part)

Glarus ⓘ
canton of Graubünden ⓘ
surface form: Graubünden (German-speaking part)

Jura (German-speaking minority) ⓘ
Lucerne ⓘ
canton of Nidwalden ⓘ
surface form: Nidwalden

Unterwalden ⓘ
surface form: Obwalden

Schaffhausen ⓘ
Schwyz ⓘ
Solothurn ⓘ
St. Gallen ⓘ
Thurgau ⓘ
Uri ⓘ
Valais (German-speaking part) ⓘ
Zug ⓘ
Zurich ⓘ
surface form: Zürich
includesCity Basel-Stadt ⓘ
surface form: Basel

Bern ⓘ
Chur ⓘ
Lucerne ⓘ
Schaffhausen ⓘ
St. Gallen ⓘ
Winterthur ⓘ
Zurich ⓘ
surface form: Zürich
includesFederalCity Bern ⓘ
language German ⓘ
largestCity Zurich ⓘ
surface form: Zürich
largestLinguisticRegionOf Switzerland ⓘ
locatedIn Switzerland ⓘ
majorLanguage Standard German ⓘ
Swiss German ⓘ
partOf multilingual Switzerland ⓘ
politicalSignificance contains Swiss federal institutions in Bern ⓘ
spokenVarieties Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form: Alemannic dialects

Swiss German dialects ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
writingStandard Standard German ⓘ

Referenced by (85)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raetic language → spokenIn → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Switzerland
Zurich → locatedIn → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Faculty of Medicine → countrySubdivision → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
Swiss Plateau → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Alemannic German → spokenIn → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
German-speaking Europe → includesPartOfCountry → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Romandie → borderedBy → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Zentrum campus → region → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Swiss Germans → region → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
German-speaking Switzerland → alsoKnownAs → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suisse alémanique
German-speaking Switzerland → alsoKnownAs → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Svizzera tedesca
Lake Zurich → region → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Susten Pass → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Brünig Pass → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Hirzel → locatedInCountrySubdivision → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Lake Thun → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Grimsel Pass → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Lake Sempach → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Lake Hallwil → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Canton of St. Gallen → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Arpitania → borderedBy → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line → languageRegionServed → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Lake Murten → hasLanguageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
A1 → connectsRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
subject surface form: A1 (Swiss motorway)
Swiss Federal Railways network → connectsRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Sarine → formsBorderBetween → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Urseren-Goms region → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
A13 motorway (Switzerland) → connectsRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
A7 motorway (Switzerland) → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Hönggerberg hill → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Gotthard route → links → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Menzingen, Switzerland → locatedIn → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Madrisa → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Davos Dorf railway station → hasLanguageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Pischa → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Jakobshorn → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Habsburg, Aargau → belongsTo → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Zurich Bible → circulationArea → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Zwinglianism → region → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Fasnacht → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Wildhaus Pass → hasLanguageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Wildhaus ski area → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Chäserrugg → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Jura Foot Railway → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Swiss Reformed Church (majority) → majorityStatusIn → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: German‑speaking Switzerland
Lake Biel wine region → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Saane basin → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Kerzers → locatedInLanguageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
Bernese Mittelland → languageRegion → German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ