1856 in Switzerland

Decades:	1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s;
See also:	History of Switzerland; Timeline of Swiss history; List of years in Switzerland;

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1856 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

November 7 – Eterna is founded
Ernest Borel is founded
Carl Meissner discovers Conospermum mitchellii
A revolt by Neuchâtel royalists sparks the Neuchâtel Crisis.^[1]
Credit Suisse is founded
Gregory Haas and John Frey, two Swiss diocesan priests, arrive on Mt. Calvary after leaving Switzerland and establish a Capuchin Order in the United States
The first part of the Olten–Lausanne railway line is opened
Samuel Francis is relocated to Geneva to oversee the emigration of Latter-day Saints to the United States from Switzerland
Switzerland opens a diplomatic consulate in Melbourne, Australia
Arnold Escher von der Linth becomes a professor of geology at the École Polytechnique in Zurich^[2]

^ Schelbert, Leo (21 May 2014). Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxxii. ISBN 978-1-4422-3352-2.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Escher von der Linth, Arnold" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 765.