Switzerland Flashcards
Switzerland drives on which side of the road.
Right
Switzerlands Flag looks like?
Red with a white cross
Swiss License Plates look like?
ps: They’re a great identifier
Swiss licence plates differ substantially from other European plates. They are fully white and lack the blue strip found in most other European countries.
Front plates are extremely short compared to most in Europe.
Rear plates can be either long or tall. In both cases the red country emblem can be seen on the left, while the canton emblem can be seen on the right.
What do Swiss Bollards look like?
Swiss bollards are black-and-white with white or grey reflectors.
They can be either wedge-shaped or cylindrical with a rounded top.
Swiss signs have ___1 and ___2 colours.
What do the coloured signs indicate? What can they tell you?
The colour of directional signs indicates which type of road you are on. Main road signs will be blue, while side roads are white.
Major place names will frequently appear on blue signs, while smaller places tend to be on white signs. However, you can still find large city names on a white sign.
Swiss pedestrian signs have how many stripes?
ps: this is an important identifier.
7 Stripes
This is UNIQUE for Europe, meaning this is very important information for location if seen.
Swiss walking signs are painted ______ and are ______ to Europe.
Yellow
Unique
Important identifier as they are unique to Europe.
Swiss road signs commonly have what around them?
Swiss road signs commonly have a round, grey metal border around them.
HINT: Somewhat similar metal borders are found on some directional signs in Denmark.
How might one tell what town one is in based on the entry signs?
What colour are they and what are they surrounded by?
Town entry signs in Switzerland are usually white or blue, with a metal frame around them.
HINT: On the back of these signs you may often find the distance to larger, nearby cities. Furthermore, the abbreviation for the canton can often be seen on the bottom of the sign, especially when the town is situated near a canton border.
What colour and design are the chevrons are in Switzerland?
Chevrons are black with a white arrow. You may also rarely find chevrons that are white with a black arrow.
You may in the mountains find longer red and white chevrons.
HINT: Austrian chevrons are red and white, or red and yellow.
What are the environmental differences between North and South Switzerland?
While the southern half of Switzerland is extremely mountainous, with long, thin valleys between the mountains, the northern half mostly consists of large farmlands on either flat ground or rolling hills, typically with forested hills in the distance.
Swiss architechture is generally what colour and made of what material?
Swiss and Alpine architecture in general largely consists of stone buildings painted in light and warm colours, often combined with wooden parts and details. Roofs are typically tiled and of a gable type. It is extremely common for windows to have wooden shutters which open horizontally in two parts.
Swiss bus signposts are unique to Europe, what do they look like?
Swiss bus stop signs, with thick metal signposts going around them, are unique to Switzerland.
