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Swiss Federal Archives

national archives of Switzerland, based in Bern
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Swiss Federal Archives
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Swiss Federal Archives

Summary

Swiss Federal Archives is a national archives[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (national_archives category, ranking #19 of 71).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swiss Federal Archives was a member of Coordination center for the permanent archiving of electronic records[3].
  • Swiss Federal Archives was a member of Memoriav[4].
  • Swiss Federal Archives was a member of Bern Museums[5].
  • Swiss Federal Archives was a member of DLM Forum[6].
  • Swiss Federal Archives was a member of Open Preservation Foundation[7].
  • Swiss Federal Archives is located in Bern[8].
  • Swiss Federal Archives is in the country of Switzerland[9].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's image is recorded as Swiss Federal Archives building.JPG[10].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as national archives[11].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as memory institution[12].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland[13].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404352812[14].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134892105[15].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's GND ID is recorded as 2079097-1[16].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82106037[17].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16244818d[18].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's IdRef ID is recorded as 080155634[19].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's location is recorded as Main building of the Swiss Federal Archives[20].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's location is recorded as Bern Town Hall[21].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's postal code is recorded as 3003[22].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Federal Archives[23].
  • +1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss Federal Archives[24].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.940555555555555, 'lon': 7.4463888888888885}[25].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jl97b[26].
  • Swiss Federal Archives's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2003196076[27].

Body

Founding

+1798-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss Federal Archives[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Archives fédérales suisses'}[29], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Archivio federale svizzero'}[30], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Archiv federal svizzer'}[31], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swiss Federal Archives'}[32]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BAR'}[33], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'AFS'}[34], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'AFS'}[35], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'AFS'}[36], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SFA'}[37].

Leadership

Swiss Federal Archives's director / manager is recorded as Philippe Künzler[38].

Operations

Swiss Federal Archives's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[39].

Why It Matters

Swiss Federal Archives draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (national_archives category, ranking #19 of 71).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

Bern Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland DLM Forum Switzerland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . bar.admin.ch. Retrieved . bar.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . bar.admin.ch. Retrieved . bar.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . bar.admin.ch. Retrieved . bar.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . vsa-aas.ch. vsa-aas.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . memoriav.ch. Retrieved . memoriav.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . museen-bern.ch. Retrieved . museen-bern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . dlmforum.eu. Retrieved . dlmforum.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . openpreservation.org. Retrieved . openpreservation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . edi.admin.ch. Retrieved . edi.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . museen-bern.ch. Retrieved . museen-bern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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