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World Heritage Site since 1983: The Old Town of Bern Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 1983: The Old Town of Bern Picture: Lucyna Koch Lucyna Koch

World Heritage Site since 1983: Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Picture: Reinhard Eisele www.eisele-photos.de

World Heritage Site since 1983: Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Picture: Arno Balzarini/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 1983: The Convent of St Gallen Picture: Martin Ruetschi/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 1983: Library at the Convent of St Gallen Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2000: Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the market town of Bellinzona Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2000: Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the market town of Bellinzona Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2001: Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn mountain region Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2001: Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn mountain region Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2003: Monte San Giorgio Picture: Karl Mathis/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 2003: Monte San Giorgio with its paleontological finds Picture: Keystone/Martin Ruetschi Keystone

World Heritage Site since 2007: The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces overlooking Lake Geneva Picture: Martin Ruetschi/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 2007: The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces overlooking Lake Geneva in winter Picture: Swiss-Image swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2008: Glarus Overthrust Picture: Arno Balzarini/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 2008: Glarus Overthrust Picture: Gaetan Bally/Keystone Keystone

World Heritage Site since 2008: Rhaetian Railway, Albula/Bernina, Landwasser viaduct Picture: Lucyna Koch Lucyna Koch

World Heritage Site since 2008: Rhaetian Railway, Albula/Bernina, the circle viaduct near Brusio Picture: Swiss-Image/Peter Donatsch swiss-image

World Heritage Site since 2009: La Chaux-de-Fonds Picture: A. Henchoz

World Heritage Site since 2009: Le Locle A. Henchoz

World Heritage Site since 2011: 56 pile dwelling sites in Switzerland such as this example at Concise, next to Lake Neuchatel in canton Vaud. Keystone

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Quality and quantity: Switzerland's Unesco world heritage sites.

Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has currently around 9000 sites “of outstanding universal value” in more than 140 countries. There are 66 sites in Switzerland – 63 cultural (including 56 pile dwelling sites) and three natural.