List of roads in Switzerland named after women
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This list shows the roads in Switzerland named after a woman, order by canton and by city.
Geneva
[edit]Among more than 500 streets named after a person, only 21 are named after a woman.[1]
Neuchâtel
[edit]| Road | Person | Commune | Coordonates | Remarkes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boucle de Cydalise | Cydalise Nicolet | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 47°6′44.13″N 6°49′51.16″E / 47.1122583°N 6.8308778°E | |
| Chaussée Isabelle-de-Charrière | Isabelle de Charrière | Neuchâtel | 46°58′52.35″N 6°53′59.2″E / 46.9812083°N 6.899778°E | |
| Rue Jeanne-de-Hochberg | Jeanne de Hochberg | Neuchâtel | 46°59′26.99″N 6°55′22.09″E / 46.9908306°N 6.9228028°E | |
| Rue Marie-de-Nemours | Marie de Nemours | Neuchâtel | 46°59′53.71″N 6°56′54.07″E / 46.9982528°N 6.9483528°E | |
| Rue Monique Saint-Hélier | Monique Saint-Hélier | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 47°6′14.11″N 6°50′21.37″E / 47.1039194°N 6.8392694°E | |
| Rue Sophie-Mairet | Sophie Mairet | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 47°6′44.39″N 6°49′53.75″E / 47.1123306°N 6.8315972°E |
Vaud
[edit]In Lausanne, only 3 streets are named after a woman, while 97,2% are named after a man.[2]
| Road | Person | Commune | Coordonates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| avenue Maria-Belgia | Maria Belgia de Portugal | Lausanne | 46°30′42.85″N 6°38′2.84″E / 46.5119028°N 6.6341222°E | |
| quai Maria-Belgia | Maria Belgia de Portugal | Vevey | 46°27′36.8″N 6°50′13.56″E / 46.460222°N 6.8371000°E | |
| rue Jenny Enning | Jenny Enning | Lausanne | 46°31′12.38″N 6°38′14.23″E / 46.5201056°N 6.6372861°E | |
| Chemin Isabelle de Montolieu | Isabelle de Montolieu | Lausanne | 46°32′24.71″N 6°38′55.99″E / 46.5401972°N 6.6488861°E | |
| Rue Françoise Perret | Françoise Perret | Yverdon | 46°46′15.79″N 6°38′13″E / 46.7710528°N 6.63694°E |
Zürich
[edit]| Road | Person | Commune | Coordonates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therese-Giehse-Strasse | Therese Giehse | |||
| Maria-Stader-Weg | Maria Stader | |||
| Annemarie-Schwarzenbach-Weg | Annemarie Schwarzenbach | |||
| Ellen-Widmann-Weg | Ellen Widmann | |||
| Elsa-Cavelti-Weg | Elsa Cavelti | |||
| Else-Lasker-Schüler-Weg | Else Lasker-Schüler | |||
| Ricarda-Huch-Strasse | Ricarda Huch | |||
| Meret-Oppenheim-Weg | Méret Oppenheim | |||
| Erika-Mann-Strasse | Erika Mann | |||
| Sophie-Taeuber-Strasse | Sophie Taeuber-Arp | |||
| Mascha-Kaléko-Weg | Mascha Kaléko | |||
| Marie-Heim-Vögtlin-Weg | Marie Heim-Vögtlin | |||
| Lux-Guyer-Weg | Lux Guyer | |||
| Caroline-Farner-Weg | Caroline Farner | |||
| Marie-Baum-Weg | Marie Baum | |||
| Margrit-Rainer-Strasse | Margrit Rainer | |||
| Emilie-Kempin-Spyri-Weg | Emilie Kempin-Spyri | |||
| Heidi-Abel-Weg | Heidi Abel | |||
| Anna-Heer-Strasse | Anna Heer | |||
| Sophie-Albrecht-Weg | Sophie Albrecht | |||
| Else-Züblin-Weg | Else Züblin-Spiller | |||
| Else-Züblin-Strasse | Else Züblin-Spiller | |||
| Rosa-Bloch-Weg | Rosa Bloch-Bollag | |||
| Gertrud-Kurz-Strasse | Gertrud Kurz | |||
| Helen-Keller-Strasse | Helen Keller | |||
| Ida-Bindschedler-Strasse | Ida Bindschedler | |||
| Marie-Meierhofer-Weg | Marie Meierhofer | |||
| Regina-Kägi-Strasse | Regina Kägi-Fuchsmann | |||
| Engelstrasse | Regula Engel | |||
| Orelliweg | Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht | |||
| Orellistrasse | Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht | |||
| Verena-Conzett-Strasse | Verena Conzett | |||
| Nettie-Sutro-Strasse | Nettie Sutro | |||
| Eleonorenstrasse | Eleonore Cramer-Mylius | |||
| Agnes-Robmann-Weg | Agnes Robmann | |||
| Anna-Häuptli-Weg | Anna Häuptli | |||
| Cordelia-Guggenheim-Weg | Cordelia Guggenheim | |||
| Dora-Staudinger-Strasse | Dora Staudinger | |||
| Laura-Hezner-Weg | Laura Hezner | |||
| Regulastrasse | Regula | |||
| Piazza Cella | Erminia Cella |
References
[edit]- ^ "Des rues aux noms de femmes …, Département des institutions, Service pour la promotion de l'égalité entre homme et femme, Canton de Genève" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ Pourquoi les rues lausannoises sont si masculines, 24heures.ch, 23.02.2016