Rotating Capitals

Rotating Capitals. The Mediation Act of 1803 introduced a rotation system where six cities - Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel, Bern, Zürich, and Luzern - shared the…

Location: Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel, Bern, Zürich, Luzern, Switzerland, Switzerland

Year:

Category: weird

The Mediation Act of 1803 introduced a rotation system where six cities - Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel, Bern, Zürich, and Luzern - shared the honor of being the capital, with each serving for a period of time. This unique system lasted until 1815 when it was reduced to just three cities.

Source: Schweizer Geschichte - als Bern 1848 Regierungssitz wurde

Rotating Capitals — Switzerland, Canton of Zurich

📍

ZüriMap

Hidden stories of Zurich beneath your feet

We'll need your location to find nearby facts

Facts are sourced from various open websites and may have been edited. Copyright of original content belongs to their respective owners.

Finding your location…

1 / 1
Swipe up for more

Fact Map

😵

Oops!

Something went wrong.