Altwis

former municipality and current locality in Hitzkirch in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Place former_municipality_of_switzerland Q7116
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Altwis

Summary

Altwis is a former municipality of Switzerland[1]. Altwis ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Altwis is located in Hitzkirch[3].
  • Altwis is located in Hochdorf Constituency[4].
  • Altwis is located in Canton of Lucerne[5].
  • Altwis is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • Altwis's image is recorded as Altwis 370.jpg[7].
  • Altwis's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Altwis's instance of is recorded as Ortsteil[9].
  • Altwis's official language is recorded as German[10].
  • Altwis's shares border with is recorded as Hämikon[11].
  • Altwis's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Altwis COA.png[12].
  • Altwis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3104149919433606650001[13].
  • Altwis's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Altwis 2013.png[14].
  • Altwis's postal code is recorded as 6286[15].
  • Altwis's Commons category is recorded as Altwis[16].
  • Altwis's licence plate code is recorded as LU[17].
  • Altwis's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1682816[18].
  • Altwis's local dialing code is recorded as 041[19].
  • Altwis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.238611111111, 'lon': 8.2497222222222}[20].
  • Altwis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g0xzx[21].
  • Altwis's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 1022[22].
  • Altwis's official website is recorded as https://www.altwis.ch[23].
  • Altwis's HDS ID is recorded as 000593[24].
  • Altwis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altwis[25].
  • Altwis's population is recorded as {'amount': '+411'}[26].
  • Altwis's population is recorded as {'amount': '+438'}[27].

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Geography

Altwis is in the country of Switzerland[6]. Located in include Hitzkirch[3], a Municipality of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29]; Hochdorf Constituency[4], a constituency of the canton of Lucerne[30], in Switzerland[31]; and Canton of Lucerne[5], a canton of Switzerland[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 1332[34].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.9'}[35] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.93'}[36]. Altwis's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+484'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+411'}[26], {'amount': '+438'}[27], and {'amount': '+437'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former municipality of Switzerland[8] and Ortsteil[9].

Why It Matters

Altwis ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] Altwis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

References

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  24. [26] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [36] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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