https://www.thezurichinsider.com/post/discovering-zurich-s-bunkers-forgotten-remnants-of-world-war-2-and-the-cold-war
During World War II's tumultuous years, Switzerland was surrounded by the chaos of conflict. The Swiss government embarked on an ambitious construction project to safeguard its citizens and defend against potential invasion - the first wave of building bunkers and fallout shelters. Limmatlinie. (2023, April 29).

https://www.timeout.com/switzerland/things-to-do/swiss-bunkers-tours-and-museums
After the Cuban missile crisis, the country passed the first laws for the creation of fallout shelters in 1963. Swiss Civil Defense Bunker, Berneck. Advertising. 9. Eye of the mountain. Yup, this

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Mystery Places: Secret Bunkers, Flooded Passage & Fascinating Seaweed Farms | Lost Places DocumentaryWorld's Most Mysterious Places: Gate to Hell & Places of

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-secret-military-fortresses-hidden-in-the-swiss-alps
In 11 former bunkers in Stansstad, the company Gotthard-Pilze grows organic mushrooms, and in the region of Giswil, a military fortress called Pfedli is owned by the Swiss cheesemaker Seiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ztkXDh7Zo
Join us on an extraordinary expedition into the depths of Switzerland's hidden tunnels and bunkers, where history, engineering, and intrigue converge to crea

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/in-case-of-emergency_the-forgotten-underground-world-of-swiss-bunkers/42395820
The Swiss city of Lucerne was once home to the biggest civilian bunker in the world. Built to shelter 20,000 people in the case of a nuclear attack and as part of Swiss policy to provide bunkers

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/swiss-mountain-bunker-photos
July 29, 2017. • 4 min read. Echoes of Switzerland's secretive past still linger, buried deep in the mountains and foothills of its deceptively bucolic landscape. It reverberates in thousands

https://www.newlyswissed.com/switzerland-fallout-shelters/
Dimitri Burkhard. October 5, 2023. 8 min read. While you're daydreaming about chocolate, somewhere, underground Switzerland fallout shelters are being stocked with supplies. This tiny neutral nation wants to be ready for anything, from nuclear war to zombie apocalypse. And that preparation includes having enough space underground to fit its

https://www.thezurichinsider.com/post/discovering-bunkers-in-switzerland-the-curious-story-of-the-urania-parking-facility
Flag of the Autonomous Bunker Republic - Landesmuseum. Perhaps the most intriguing and curious chapter in the Urania Garage's history is the tale of the "Autonomous Bunker Republic." Here, amidst the echoes of global social upheaval, a group of Zurich's spirited youth found refuge in this underground sanctuary, creating a microcosm of free

https://www.newlyswissed.com/inside-a-secret-military-bunker-in-switzerland/
And for such a small country, 20'000 "secret" military installments mean they are all over the place - literally hidden in plain sight. Indeed, somewhere in the walls of a Swiss mountain on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the canton of Nidwalden sits a museum that once was the artillery bunker A 2255: The Fürigen Fortress (Festungsmuseum

https://www.horizons-mag.ch/2018/09/06/why-switzerland-loves-its-bunkers-and-tunnels-so-much/
The network of tunnels that crosses the depths of Swiss territory is of epic proportions and legendary influence. Indeed, the country has a uniquely passionate relationship with its subsoil: from its railway tunnels and wine-tasting cellars ('carnotzets') to the strategic military network known as the 'National Redoubt'. Wanting to know more about these physical and imaginary

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/25/world/swiss-reveal-secret-world-their-defense-from-nazis.html
Switzerland, straining under cost of maintaining vast network of bunkers built during World War II as defense against German invasion, has decided to declassify secret complexes, and even start to

https://time.com/archive/6950503/switzerlands-world-war-ii-bunkers-get-a-second-life/
Some of the old bunkers can't be rented or sold because they are still used by the military, says Kai-Gunnar Sievert, a spokesman for armasuisse, the procurement agency of the Swiss Armed Forces

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09nnq1v/where-a-swiss-spy-built-the-perfect-hideout-from-nuclear-war
Here, using government funds, he secretly bought and converted an old hotel in 1976, turning it into a refuge for the Swiss government in exile and its stockpile of gold. Video by Daire Collins 23

https://www.grunge.com/1409885/real-reason-switzerland-has-so-many-secret-bunkers/
According to swissinfo.ch, it is believed that more than $13 billion has been invested in the building and maintenance of Swiss bunker systems since their creation came into law back in 1962. Hundreds of thousands of secret bunkers are scattered all across Switzerland. To find out the reason for theire existence, we have to go back decades.

https://switzerlanding.com/bunkers/
Switzerland's "shelters for all" policy was enacted in 1963. At the height of the Cold War, it was a requirement that every person had a spot in a bunker. Bunkers had to be built underneath homes or the owner had to pay local governments for a place in a public shelter. Today, shelters are only required for buildings with 38 or more rooms.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-switzerland-turned-its-mountains-into-a-fortress-of-bunkers/ar-AA1lPbjn
The first Centurion turret bunker, known a "Centi bunker", was completed in 1990. The plan was to build 100 of these bunkers, but the project was halted after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/why-the-swiss-army-is-reviving-its-old-bunker-mentality/48821586
The exact extent of the bunker system is a closely guarded secret, as is the location of many bunkers. But there are an estimated 8,000 bunkers External link dotted around Switzerland.

https://weburbanist.com/2016/01/12/under-cover-secret-swiss-military-bunkers-hide-in-plain-sight/
Under Cover: Secret Swiss Military Bunkers Hide in Plain Sight. Throughout the rolling hills of rural Switzerland, tucked inside idyllic works of regional vernacular architecture, lie disguised fortifications of a country always ready for war. Some of these bunkers conceal gun caches, communications infrastructure and even anti-aircraft artillery.

https://www.documentarytube.com/best-of/the-8-best-documentaries-about-switzerland/
Discovering Swiss Secret Bunkers & Flooded Passages in France | Mystery Places | Free Documentary. Embark on a journey through the hidden secrets of Switzerland and France in this riveting documentary. Join us as we delve into the mysterious world of Swiss secret bunkers and flooded passages, uncovering untold stories and witnessing astonishing

https://old.thelausanneguide.com/the-hollow-mountains-discover-the-secret-swiss-bunkers/
Brush up on history and see how the Swiss fortified the country with thousands of secret bunkers, plus discover which ones you can visit today.

https://www.documentarytube.com/videos/discovering-swiss-secret-bunkers-flooded-passages-in-france-mystery-places/
Switzerland's secret bunkers reveal a whole world beneath the surface, while Colombian exorcist Hermes Cifuentes puts it all into perspective with her chilling tales of the dark side. Don't miss out on this amazing episode of "Mystery Places."