Austria–Switzerland relations

Austrian-Swiss relations

Austria	Switzerland

Austrian–Swiss relations refer to the foreign relations between Austria and Switzerland. Both countries have had diplomatic relations since the Middle Ages. The Habsburgs, who ruled Austria for more than six centuries, are originally from Aargau, Switzerland. Austria has an embassy in Bern, a general consulate in Zürich and seven honorary consulates (in Basel, Chur, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne and St. Gallen). Switzerland has an embassy in Vienna and six honorary consulates (in Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, and Salzburg). Together, both countries organized the Euro Cup 2008.

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of Switzerland
• Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Austria–Switzerland border

External links

• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Switzerland (in German only)
• Austrian embassy in Bern (in German only)
• Austrian mission in Geneva
• Austrian consulate in Zurich (in German only)
• Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Austria
• Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs: list of Swiss representation in Austria
• Swiss embassy in Vienna (in German only)