- 2005 in Switzerland
:"See also:"
2004 in Switzerland , other events of 2005, 2006 in Switzerland,Public holidays in Switzerland Events
Public holidays in one or several cantons ofSwitzerland are marked (¹).January
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January 1 :New Year's Day ¹
*January 2 :Berchtoldstag ¹
*January 6 : Epiphany¹
*January 13 :Silvesterkläuse inUrnäsch , custom onNew Year's Eve according to theJulian calendar .
*January 14 -16:Lauberhorn Alpine Skiing World Cup race in Wengen:Michael Walchhofer finished first.
*January 24 -30: 40thSolothurn Film Festival [http://www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch]
*January 26 -30:World Economic Forum inDavos [http://www.weforum.org]February
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cheduled events
(As of
February 2 2005 )February
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February 3 -8: Fasnacht inLucerne ,carnival [http://www.lfk.ch]
*February 5 :L'Hom Strom custom inScuol
*February 14 -16: Fasnacht inBasel ,carnival [http://www.fasnacht.ch]
*February 18 -27:Muba inBasel [http://www.muba.ch]
*February 27 : Sunday forVote s andelection s (at least quarterly [http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/liste2020.html] ): Federal votes and cantonal elections for parliaments of AG and SO, executive of AR, NW, LU, SO, ZH.
*February 28 -March 18 : Federal Parliament springsession March
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March 1 :Chalandamarz custom inEngadin and other parts of theGrisons
*March 1 : Proclamation of the Republic¹ in Neuchâtel
*March 3 -13: International Motor Show inGeneva [http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/salon_2005/]
*March 9 -13:Alpine Skiing World Cup races inLenzerheide
*March 13 : 37thEngadin Skimarathon
*March 19 :Saint Joseph's Day ¹
*March 25 :Good Friday ¹
*March 27 :Easter Sunday ¹
*March 28 :Easter Monday ¹April
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April 7 :Näfelser Fahrt ¹ in theCanton of Glarus , commemoration of theBattle of Näfels (1388)
*April 10 : Election for cantonal parliament and executive in Neuchâtel
*April 18 :Sechseläuten ¹ inZürich [http://www.sechselaeuten.ch]
*April 18 -22: Federal Parliament special session
*April 24 : cantonalLandsgemeinde in AppenzellMay
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May 1 :May Day ¹
*May 1 : cantonalLandsgemeinde inGlarus
*May 5 :Ascension Day ¹
*May 5 :Banntag custom in the canton ofBasel-Country
*May 15 :Pentecost ¹
*May 16 :Whit Monday ¹
*May 16 : Football Cup final inBasel
*May 24 -27:Orbit and Internet Expo inBasel [http://www.orbit-iex.ch]
*May 26 : Corpus Christi¹
*May 30 -June 17 : Federal Parliament summersession June
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June 5 : Sunday forvote s andelection s
*June 11 -19:Tour de Suisse cycling competition [http://www.tds.ch]
*June 15 -20:Art Basel , art fair inBasel
*June 17 -19: 26thEidgenössisches Jodlerfest inAarau [http://www.jodlerfest2005.ch]
*June 20 -July 17 :Eidgenössisches Schützenfest inFrauenfeld [http://www.frauenfeld05.ch]
*June 23 : JuraIndependence Day ¹
*June 29 :St. Peter and Paul ¹ inTicino July
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July 1 -16: 39thMontreux Jazz Festival inMontreux [http://www.montreuxjazz.com]
*July 9 : Commemoration of theBattle of Sempach (1386) in LucerneAugust
*New year for schools/universities 2005/2006
*August 1 : SwissNational Day ¹
*August 3 -13: 58thLocarno International Film Festival inLocarno [http://istituzionale.pardo.ch/istituzionale/welcome.jsp?lang=e]
*August 15 :Assumption of Mary ¹
*August 19 -20:St.Galler Fäscht eptember
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September 8 :Jeûne genevois ¹ inGeneva
*September 10 -11:European Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine)
*September 10 -12:Knabenschiessen ¹ inZürich [http://www.knabenschiessen.ch]
*September 18 :Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag ;Jeûne fédéral (federal day of fasting)¹
*September 19 : Monday afterwards (Lundi du Jeûne)¹ in Neuchâtel andVaud
*September 19 -October 7 : Federal Parliament autumn session
*September 21 -23: 4th Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology conference inGeneva [http://www.siit2005.org]
*September 23 -25: 80th Fête des Vendanges inNeuchâtel ,vintage festival [http://www.fete-des-vendanges.ch]
*September 25 : Sunday forvote s andelection s
*September 25 : St.Nikolaus of Flüe ¹ inObwalden October
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October 13 -23:Olma inSt. Gallen [http://www.olma.ch]November
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November 1 :All Saints ¹
*November 11 :Gansabhauet inSursee , localSaint Martin's Day custom
*November 15 : Commemoration of theBattle of Morgarten (1315) in Zug and Schwyz
*November 27 : Sunday forvote s andelection s
*November 28 -December 16 : Federal Parliament winter session
*November 28 :Zibelemärit inBerne December
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December 5 :Klausjagen inKüssnacht
*December 7 : Election of the President of the Confederation for 2006 by the Federal Parliament
*December 8 :Immaculate Conception ¹
*December 10 -11:Escalade (1602) commemoration inGeneva [http://www.escalade.ch]
*December 25 :Christmas ¹
*December 26 :St. Stephen's Day ¹
*December:Spengler Cup inDavos , ice hockey tournament
*December 31 :Restoration of the Republic ¹ inGeneva Incumbents See:
List of 2005 office-holders in Switzerland Awards
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Swiss Award 2004:
**Swiss of the Year:Lotti Latrous
**Culture:Bruno Ganz
**Economy:Beatrice Weder di Mauro
**Entertainment:Mia Aegerter
**Politics:Jean Ziegler
**Society:Ruedi Lüthy
**Sports:Marcel Fischer
*Swiss Film Prize 2005 (Schweizer Filmpreis/Prix du cinéma suisse)
**Fiction: "Tout un hiver sans feu " byGreg Zglinski
**Documentary: "Accordion Tribe" byStefan Schwietert
**Short film: "Chyenne" byAlexander Meier
**Animation film: "Un'altra città" byCarlo Ippolito
**Performance in a leading role:Roeland Wiesnekker in "Strähl" by Manuel Flurin Hendry
**Performance in a supporting role:Johanna Bantzer in "Strähl"
**Special Jury Prize:Filip Zumbrunn for camera and light in "Strähl"
*Innerschweizer Kulturpreis 2005:Martin Stadler
*Schweizer KleinKunstPreis 2005:Gardi Hutter
*Wakker Prize 2005:SBB-CFF-FFS "See also:"
2004 in Switzerland#Awards Deaths
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January 1 ?:Walter Tschudi , 71, athlete (decathlon ) Swiss sportsperson of the Year 1957
*January 2 :Kurt Eichenberger , 83,jurist , professor at theUniversity of Basel
*January 5 :Arthur Alder -Götti, 73, musician, longtime member ofOriginal Streichmusik Alder
*January 6 :Jürg von Känel , 53, climber,mountain guide , writer of guide book
*January 7 :Ernst Deubelbeiss , 84, convicted of the murder ofArmin Bannwart in 1951.
*January 7 :Hans Walder , 84,Prosecutor General of the Swiss Confederation (1968-1973)
*January:Valeska Lindtberg -Hirsch, 94,pianist , widow ofLeopold Lindtberg
*January 11 :Walter J. Ammann , 88,SF DRS pioneer (1953-1980), television director
*January 14 :Georges Piroué , 85, writer born inLa Chaux-de-Fonds
*January 17 :Daniel Zufferey , 35, author
*January 21 :Carl Schlettwein , 79, founder of "Basler Afrika Bibliographien"
*January 24 :Dölf Preisig , 64,Schweizer Illustrierte photographer
*January:Marcel H. Keiser , 64?,journalist
*January 29 :Ephraim Kishon , 80, satirist, writer, film director
*January:Donato Müller , 70, footballer (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)
*February 1 :Werner Arnold , 74,cyclist well-known in the1950s
*February 3 :David Hönigsberg , 45, composer, music teacher and conductor
*February 9 :Hanno Helbling , 74, journalist, former "NZZ Feuilleton" editor
*February 15 :João Filipe Martins , 62, Angolan diplomat in Geneva
*February 16 :Marcello Viotti , 50, conductor
*February 17 :Harald Szeemann , 71, curator and art historian"See also:"
deaths in 2005 ,2004 in Switzerland#Deaths ,list of Swiss people .External links
* (Public holidays in Switzerland)
* [http://www.sport2005.ch Sport 2005]
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