Switzerland, Europe
 Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft / Schweiz
Confederation Suisse / Suisse
Confederazione Svizzera / Svizzera
Swiss Confederation
Switzerland is in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. Switzerland
has borders with Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein and Germany.
The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three
cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The
Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499.
Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honoured by the major
European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World
Wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half
century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international
organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbours.
Switzerland did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland
remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong
commitment to neutrality.
Languages spoken in Switzerland: German (official) 63.7%, French (official)
20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese
1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) .
NB German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national languages but only the
first three are official languages
What's the time in
Switzerland Zone now?
Switzerland - Time Zone
Central European
Standard Time = GMT+1
Central European
Summer Time = GMT+2
To see time in a separate window:
CET Time
European clocks on Standard Time
until: Sunday 25 March 2012 01:00 GMT
then on Summer / Daylight Saving Time
until: Sunday 28 October 2012 01:00 GMT
What time zone is
Switzerland in?
Switzerland is in the
Central European Time Zone.
Central European Standard Time (CET) is 1 hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+1).
Does
Switzerland observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
Like most states in Europe, Summer
(Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in
Switzerland, where the
time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+2).
After the Summer months the time in
Switzerland is shifted
back by 1 hour to
Central European Time (CET) or (GMT+1)
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