Events during the year 2001 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

* Federal Council: ** Moritz Leuenberger (president) ** Kaspar Villiger ** Ruth Metzler-Arnold ** Joseph Deiss ** Pascal Couchepin ** Ruth Dreifuss ** Samuel Schmid

Events

* 31 March–8 April – The

2001 World Men's Curling Championship The 2001 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31 to April 8, 2001, at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Breti ...

and

2001 World Women's Curling Championship The 2001 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31–April 8, 2001 at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not desig ...

take place in Lausanne. * 27 September – A gunman kills 14 people in a parliament building in Zug before killing himself.

Births

* 20 April – Nadja Kälin, cross-country skier * 1 June –

Noè Ponti Noè Ponti (born 1 June 2001) is a Swiss swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to ...

, swimmer * 17 August – Laura Felber, association footballer

References

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

2000s in Switzerland