Moving House to Switzerland : Get to Know Your Towns and Cities

Greens Removals offer a comprehensive range of removal services between the UK and Europe including international removals to Switzerland. If you are moving house to Switzerland, we have more than 40 years’ experience in the removal industry and are one of the UK’s best known privately-owned worldwide domestic and commercial removal companies.

We are specialists in European removals including removals to Switzerland and we have achieved three of the British European quality service standards relevant to the removal industry. Greens is also a member of the British Associate of Removals, so if you are moving house to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern or any one of Switzerland's towns or cities, you can be assured your furniture and effects will be treated with care.

Many British people move to Switzerland each year and are looking for professional and reliable international removals. . We move customers to all parts of Switzerland including Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Lugano, Lausanne, St Gallen, Winterthur and Zurich.

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Here we look at some of Switzerland's largest and most well known towns and cities.

Zurich

Zurich is a leading global financial centre and Europe’s wealthiest city. It is Switzerland’s largest city and is known to have the highest quality of life in the world. Here you can find a multitude of museums and art galleries including the Kunsthaus and the Swiss National Museum. Zurich has one of the most significant theatres in the German-speaking world.

The city has 370,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated in Switzerland and it is situated in central Switzerland in the canton of Zurich. If you are looking for international removals to Switzerland, Greens specialise in removals to Zurich as well as other leading European cities

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Geneva

Geneva is a global city and leading financial centre, which is ranked the fourth most expensive city in the world. It is a worldwide centre for diplomacy and houses the headquarters of many UN agencies as well as the Red Cross. The International Red Cross Museum, Notre Dame Church. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques and the Natural History Museum are just some of the attractions.

Nearly 180,000 live in Geneva which is the capital of the republic. It is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland in the Canton of Geneva and is the second most populated city after Zurich.

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Basel

Basel is an important cultural centre in Switzerland. It has a plethora of theatres and museums theatres including the Museum of Fine Arts which houses the world’s oldest art collection on public show. It is also a leading industrial centre for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry.

German-speaking, the city of Basel has a population of 165,000. It is situated on the River Rhine in northwest Switzerland, where the German, French and Swiss borders meet. The city has suburbs in France as well as Germany.

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Bern

The citizens of Bern (German), or Berne (French) enjoy a quality of life that is recognised as being one of the highest in the world It is the de facto capital of Switzerland and houses the National Parliament in the Bundeshaus, which was built between 1857 - 1902. The medieval old town has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site and attractions include the medieval clock tower, called the Zytglogge (Bernese German for time bell) and the Bundeshaus which has stunning fountains in front of it.

The city has a population of 132,000 and is German-speaking although the most common spoken language here is the Alemannic dialect, which is also called Bernese German. It is situated slightly to west of the centre of Switzerland.

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Lucerne

Lucerne is a leading tourist destination which was ranked the 5th most popular in the world in 2010 by Tripadvisor. The city’s most famous landmark is the 14th century Chapel Bridge with its tower and inside the bridge are 17th century paintings. Other attractions include the Church of St Leodegar, the Swiss Transport Museum and the Lion Monument.

The city has a population of nearly 58,000 and is situated in the German-speaking sector in north central Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Lucerne. The old town north of the Reuss River has many beautiful half-timber structures and remains of the old city wall including eight watch towers sit on the hill above Lucerne.

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Lugano

Lugano is a popular destination for celebrities and the city has earned its nickname 'the Monte Carlo of Switzerland'. The surrounding mountains and Lake Lugano are among its attractions and the city also has many historic buildings and museums including the Cathedral of Saint Lorenzo, the Museum Civico, Museum Cantonale di Storia Naturale, the Town Hall and the Church of Saint Maria degli Angioli.

Nearly 58,000 people live in Lugano which borders Italy and is in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino. It is situated south of the Alps between Lake Como and Lake Maggiore and experiences warm summers.

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Lausanne

Lausanne has 46 buildings or sites that have been designated as Swiss Heritage of national significance. Among the places to see are the Olympic Museum, St Marie Castle, Beaulieu Castle and Lausanne Cathedral.

It has a population of nearly 130,000 and is situated on the banks of Lake Geneva, enjoying dramatic views over the lake and Alps. Lausanne is located in the French Speaking sector and is in the middle of a wine producing region.

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St Gallen

St Gallen is one of the highest cities in Switzerland and as a result sees plenty of snowfall in winter. The whole city of St Gallen is an archaeological heritage site and the main tourist attraction, the Abbey of St Gall, is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. Among the many other attractions are the Catholic Parish Church of St Maria Neudorf, the former Dominican Abbey of St Katharina, the Art and Natural History Museum and the Textile Museum.

The city has a population of 70,000 and is in the centre of eastern Switzerland. It is seen as the gateway to the Appenzell Alps.

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Winterthur

This a former industrial centre and now a city for the service and hi-tech industry. It has many museums housing art collections including the Oskar Reinhart Collection Am Romerholz and Oskar Reinhart Collection Am Stadtgarten, Villa Flora and Technorama. It also boasts an outstanding chamber orchestra which plays at the Zurich opera house.

Winterthur is in northern Switzerland in the canton of Zurich and has a population of 100,000.

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