Protection of cultural property inventory with objects of national importance
This API provides access to the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national importance, maintained by the Federal Office for Civil Protection (BABS) under the Swiss Confederation. The 2021 edition lists around 3,400 objects, including individual buildings, museum and archive collections, library holdings, and archaeological sites, that are classified as culturally significant at the national level. The dataset is part of Switzerland's protection of cultural property program and is freely accessible without authentication, covering the national territory.Around 3400 objects (individual buildings, collections in museums, archives and libraries and archaeological objects) are categorised as cultural property of national importance in the 2021 edition of the Inventory.
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Data schema (20 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| copyrightch.babs.kulturgueter.copyright | varchar | Copyright holder or notice for the associated image.Copyright holder or notice for the associated image. |
| gemeindeMunicipality | varchar | Municipality where the object is located.Municipality where the object is located. |
| bemerkung_listch.babs.kulturgueter.bemerkung_list | varchar | List of remarks or notes about the object.List of remarks or notes about the object. |
| weblinks_listch.babs.kulturgueter.weblinks_list | varchar | List of web links related to the object.List of web links related to the object. |
| adresse_listch.babs.kulturgueter.adresse_list | varchar | List of addresses associated with the object.List of addresses associated with the object. |
| bild_nr_listch.babs.kulturgueter.bild_nr_list | varchar | List of image reference numbers for the object.List of image reference numbers for the object. |
| fotografch.babs.kulturgueter.fotograf | varchar | Name of the photographer who took the image.Name of the photographer who took the image. |
| beschreibungDesignation | varchar | Name or designation of the cultural property object.Name or designation of the cultural property object. |
| kantonCanton | varchar | Canton in which the object is located.Canton in which the object is located. |
| objektart_it_listch.babs.kulturgueter.objektart_it_list | varchar | List of object type categories in Italian.List of object type categories in Italian. |
| kurztextch.babs.kulturgueter.kurztext | varchar | Short descriptive text about the object.Short descriptive text about the object. |
| objektart_de_listch.babs.kulturgueter.objektart_de_list | varchar | List of object type categories in German.List of object type categories in German. |
| yY-Coordinate | integer | Y coordinate of the object's location.Y coordinate of the object's location. |
| kgs_nrch.babs.kulturgueter.kgs_nr | varchar | Identification number of the object in the cultural property inventory.Identification number of the object in the cultural property inventory. |
| ehemaligegemeindech.babs.kulturgueter.ehemaligegemeinde | varchar | Former municipality name associated with the object.Former municipality name associated with the object. |
| xX-Coordinate | integer | X coordinate of the object's location.X coordinate of the object's location. |
| idch.babs.kulturgueter.id | integer | Unique internal record identifier for the object.Unique internal record identifier for the object. |
| kgs_kategorieCategory | varchar | Category of the cultural property within the inventory.Category of the cultural property within the inventory. |
| bild_url_listch.babs.kulturgueter.bild_url_list | varchar | List of URLs linking to images of the object.List of URLs linking to images of the object. |
| objektart_fr_listch.babs.kulturgueter.objektart_fr_list | varchar | List of object type categories in French.List of object type categories in French. |
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Configuration
- Base URL
- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter
Query examples
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