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Swiss Federal Constitution

constitution of the Swiss Confederation
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Swiss Federal Constitution
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Summary

Swiss Federal Constitution is a constitution[1]. It draws 1,518 Wikipedia views per month (constitution category, ranking #43 of 359).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Switzerland[3]
  • Official language: French[4], Italian[5], Romansh[6], German[7]
  • Commons category: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation[8]
  • Archives at: Swiss Federal Archives[9]
  • Inception: January 1, 1848[10]
  • Publication date: April 18, 1999[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848[12], Swiss Federal Constitution of 1874[13], Swiss Federal Constitution of 1999[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Swiss Federal Constitution (1999)[15]
  • P14967: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de[16]

Why It Matters

Swiss Federal Constitution has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Switzerland

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14967 → https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'bg', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hy',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14967: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1848-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country → Switzerland
    Archives at → Swiss Federal Archives
    Has edition or translation → Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848, Swiss Federal Constitution of 1874, Swiss Federal Constitution of 1999
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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