2011 in Switzerland

Events from 2011 in Switzerland.

Incumbents Federal Council: Doris Leuthard Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Ueli Maurer Didier Burkhalter Johann Schneider-Ammann Simonetta Sommaruga Micheline Calmy-Rey (President)

Events

24–30 January – The 2011 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Bern. May–June – 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak affects Switzerland June 16 – Convention on Domestic Workers is signed in Geneva July 2 – Swiss tourists are kidnapped in Balochistan July 25–July 31 – 2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad was in play August – August 2011 stock markets fall affects the Swiss Franc August 17–August 21 – 2011 Basel Summer Ice Hockey was in play October 31–November 6 – 2011 Swiss Indoors was in play November 25–27 – 2011 International ZO Women's Tournament was in play December 15–December 22 – Cyclone Joachim affected Switzerland December 26–December 31 – 2011 Spengler Cup was in play Anti-PowerPoint Party is established Propulsion Universelle et Recuperation d'Energie is established Swiss Accident Investigation Board is established

Deaths April 28 – Erhard Loretan, mountain climber (born 1959) December 7 – Clemens Thoma, theologian (born 1932)

See also Public holidays in Switzerland List of Swiss people List of number-one hits of 2011 (Switzerland)

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