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Published on 8 January 2024

General Maps of Switzerland

The digital general maps of Switzerland with various layers for showing and hiding form the perfect basis for desktop applications. Discover the map of cantons and municipalities, the general map and the relief map of Switzerland. The data can be used freely.

Municipality Map

Excerpt from the municipal map of Switzerland
The Municipality Map includes all administrative boundaries of Switzerland: municipality, district and canton boundaries can be displayed as layers as desired. It is available as a GeoPDF.

Canton Maps

Excerpt from the canton map of Switzerland
The Canton Maps show the cantonal areas of Switzerland with or without colouring. They are available as GeoPDF and GeoTIFF.

Relief Map

Excerpt from the relief map of Switzerland
The Relief Map is available as a pure relief map or supplemented with a little geographical information such as places or roads as a GeoTIFF.

General Map

Section of the general map of Switzerland
The General Map contains different thematic layers such as roads, waters, borders or places. It is available as a GeoPDF.

Tips for displaying the general maps in PDF format

The PDFs of the maps can be displayed individually by showing and hiding the different layers.

  • Open the downloaded PDF with a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader).
  • Open the page menu if it is not visible.
  • Click on the layer symbol to get a list of the layers, which you can now show or hide.
PDF in Reader with icon for layer overview