List of massacres in Switzerland

The following is an incomplete list of massacres that have occurred in present-day Switzerland.

Black Death Jewish Persecutions 1348-49
Name Date Location Deaths Notes
La Tour-de-Peilz pogrom October 23, 1348 La Tour-de-Peilz Jewish community burnt. One of the earliest massacres of the 1348/49 persecutions in a town which belongs to Switzerland today.
Bern 1348 pogrom November, 1348 Bern Jewish community killed by burning. One of the earliest massacres of the 1348/1349 persecutions in a German speaking city.
Zofingen 1348 pogrom November, 1348 Zofingen 4 + x Four Jews killed in autumn after they had confessed under torture to have poisoned the wells. Most likely, the Jewish community of Zofingen was burnt soon later in November 1348. According to one source the Jews of the town haven't been killed, but expelled.
Solothurn 1348 pogrom November, 1348 Solothurn Complete Jewish community killed by burning. One of the earliest massacres of the 1348/1349 persecutions in a German speaking city.
Basel 1349 pogrom January 16, 1349 Basel about 60 Jewish community burnt.
Schaffhausen 1349 pogrom February 22, 1349 Schaffhausen Jewish community burnt.
St. Gallen 1349 pogrom February 23, 1349 St. Gallen Jewish community killed by burning.
Zurich 1349 pogrom February 23, 1349 Zurich about 60 (?) The best source dates the event on evening of Feb 23 without giving further details. One source tells, the Jewish community of the city had been locked up in a house to be killed by burning them. One source dates the event on Feb 21. The Jewish community of Zurich at that time had about 100 members out of a population of 6,000. Sources indicate that several women and children have been spared as have been those willing to accept baptism.
Baden 1349 pogrom March 18, 1349 Baden, Aargau Jewish community struck dead or burnt.
Winterthur 1349 pogrom September 18, 1349 Winterthur 330 Jews killed by burning 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 has in vain tried to protect the Jews by sheltering them for several months in his castle Kyburg 7 km south of Winterthur.

Massacres in Switzerland between 1350 and 1900
Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Zurich night of murder February 23-24, 1350 Zurich 50 15 killed on spot, 35 executed some days later after a conspiracy against Zurich has been crushed. The event happened exactly one year after the 1349 pogrom and was perceived by many as God's penalty for too hard proceeding against the Jews.
Schaffhausen 1401 pogrom June 25, 1401 Schaffhausen 30 Jews killed by burning
Greifensee killings May 25, 1444 Greifensee 62-68 Garrison of a castle beheaded after successful siege.
murders of Veltlin September 18-19, 1620 Veltin 300-600 Protestants killed by Catholics; part of the Thirty Years War 1618-48.
Nidwalden killings September 7-9, 1798 Canton of Nidwalden about 400 Catholics killed by French Troops.

Massacres in Switzerland after the Year 1900
Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Romanshorn shooting August 30-31, 1912 Romanshorn 7 Seven people shot, seven more injured including the mentally ill perpetrator.
Seewen murder case June 5, 1976 Seewen 5 Five people shot, the crime has never been cleared up.
Zug massacre September 27, 2001 Zug 15 People shot in the parliament of the Canton of Zug.

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