The following is a list of massacres and mass murders that have occurred in Switzerland. A mass murder involves the murder of four or more people during the same incident.
14-20th centuries DateLocationDeadDescriptionBern Jewish community killed by burning. One of the earliest massacres of the 1348/1349 persecutions in a German speaking city.Zofingen 4 + x Four Jews killed in autumn after they had confessed under torture to have poisoned the wells. The Jewish community of Zofingen was likely burnt soon after in November 1348.Solothurn Jewish community killed by burning.Basel 50-70 Basel massacre: Jewish community burnt. Schaffhausen Jewish community burnt.Zürich ≈60 Zürich massacre: The best source dates the event on evening of Feb 23 without giving further details. One source dates the event on Feb 21. The Jewish community of Zürich at that time had about 100 members out of a population of 6,000. Sources indicate that several women and children were spared as were those willing to accept baptism. Winterthur 330 Winterthur massacre: Jewish community of Winterthur and several other cities (among them Aarau) under the rule of Duke Albrecht of Austria burnt on a hill called Brühlberg. Albrecht tried in vain to protect the Jews by sheltering them for several months in his castle Kyburg, 7 km south of Winterthur. Schaffhausen 30 Schaffhausen massacre: Jews executed by burning.Greifensee 62 Murder of Greifensee: Garrison of a castle beheaded after successful siege, part of the Old Zürich War.Canton of Nidwalden 400+ Catholics killed by French Troops.
20-21st centuries
DateLocationCantonDeadInjuredTotalDescriptionHellbühlCanton of Lucerne404A man shot and killed a couple and their two farmhands..RomanshornCanton of Thurgau7714Romanshorn shooting: Seven people shot, seven more injured including the mentally ill perpetrator. Lumino Republic and Canton of Ticino6814 A man killed five people and wounded eight others in a shooting spree. The gunman killed himself.ZürichCanton of Zürich516After his wife petitioned for divorce, a man killed four family members and wounded another before committing suicide.GenevaCanton of Geneva136578November 1932 Geneva shooting: Police and army fired on a crowd protesting a fascist demonstration.Eaux VivesCanton of Geneva5715A man caused an explosion which killed him and four others. Seven people were wounded.ZürichCanton of Zürich 707 A man killed six family members and himself.WürenlingenCanton of Aargau47047 Swissair Flight 330: A bomb exploded on board of a plane killing forty-seven people.SeewenCanton of Solothurn505Seewen murder case: Five people shot. The crime has never been solved.ZürichCanton of Zürich415 1986 Zurich shooting: A man killed four colleagues and wounded a fifth at his workplace.Zürich Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Zürich6410 A man killed his family before traveling to Zürich and shooting six people, two fatally. He fled the scene and later killed himself.Val-d'IlliezCanton of Valais606A 42-year-old man shot to death all five members of his family, before killing himself in an Alpine cottage.Lugano DistrictRepublic and Canton of Ticino 6612 Rivera massacre: A man opened fire at multiple homes, killing six and wounding six before being arrested.Cheiry, SalvanCanton of Freiburg, Canton of Valais 48 Two cult mass murder-suicides related to the Order of the Solar Temple left forty-eight people dead.ZugCanton of Zug 151833 Zug massacre: People shot in the parliament of the Canton of Zug. The perpetrator later killed himself. EscholzmattCanton of Lucerne505A man shot and killed four family members with a pistol, before committing suicide.MenznauCanton of Lucerne5510 2013 Menznau shooting: A man opened fire at his workplace, killing four people and wounding five before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.WürenlingenCanton of Aargau505Four people killed before the perpetrator shot himself in a domestic incident.RupperswilCanton of Aargau 404 Rupperswil murder case: A man murdered four people with a knife.Yverdon-les-BainsCanton of Vaud505Police suspect that a man shot and killed his wife and three daughters before committing suicide.
See also History of Switzerland List of battles of the Old Swiss Confederacy List of mass shootings in Switzerland
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