Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports

one of seven Departments of the Swiss Federal Council
Organization federal_department_of_switzerland Q667135
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports

Summary

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports is a federal department of Switzerland[1]. It draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (federal_department_of_switzerland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's instance of is recorded as federal department of Switzerland[4].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[5].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's instance of is recorded as sport ministry[6].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[7].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office of Sport[8].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office of Topography[9].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection[10].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office for Defence Procurement[11].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Intelligence Service[12].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Armed Forces[13].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice[14].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's Commons category is recorded as Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[15].
  • 1848 marks the founding of Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[16].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's parent organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[17].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's official website is recorded as https://www.vbs.admin.ch/[18].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[19].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Switzerland[21].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+11613'}[22].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+12279'}[23].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's phone number is recorded as +41-58-464-50-58[24].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport'}[25].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[26].
  • Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[27].

Body

Founding

1848 marks the founding of Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports[16].

Identity

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport'}[25].

Operations

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[17]. Subsidiaries include Federal Office of Sport[8], a federal office of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29], headquartered in Evilard[30]; Federal Office of Topography[9], a federal office of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1838[33], headquartered in Köniz[34]; Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection[10], a federal office of Switzerland[35], in Switzerland[36], headquartered in Bern[37]; Federal Office for Defence Procurement[11], a government agency[38], in Switzerland[39], headquartered in Bern[40]; Federal Intelligence Service[12], an intelligence agency[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 2010[43], headquartered in Bern[44]; and Swiss Armed Forces[13], an armed forces[45], in Switzerland[46], founded in 1850[47].

Why It Matters

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (federal_department_of_switzerland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . vbs.admin.ch. Retrieved . vbs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bk.admin.ch. bk.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . data.finance.admin.ch. data.finance.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . vbs.admin.ch. Retrieved . vbs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
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    On focus list of wikimedia project Govdirectory
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport"
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