Balsthal

municipality in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q65455
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Balsthal

Summary

Balsthal is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Balsthal ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balsthal was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Balsthal is located in Thal District[4].
  • Balsthal is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Balsthal's image is recorded as Balsthal-SO.jpg[6].
  • Balsthal's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Balsthal's official language is recorded as German[8].
  • Balsthal's coat of arms image is recorded as Balsthal-blazon.svg[9].
  • Balsthal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247366930[10].
  • Balsthal's GND ID is recorded as 4414645-0[11].
  • Balsthal's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Balsthal 2007.png[12].
  • Balsthal's postal code is recorded as 4710[13].
  • Balsthal's Commons category is recorded as Balsthal[14].
  • Balsthal's licence plate code is recorded as SO[15].
  • Balsthal's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683478[16].
  • Balsthal's local dialing code is recorded as 062[17].
  • Balsthal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.316388888889, 'lon': 7.6944444444444}[18].
  • Balsthal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g51t3[19].
  • Balsthal's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 2422[20].
  • Balsthal's official website is recorded as https://www.balsthal.ch[21].
  • Balsthal's HDS ID is recorded as 001066[22].
  • Balsthal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balsthal[23].
  • Balsthal's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 42889723-8f32-4d93-ae85-b1c7a37d4ea9[24].
  • Balsthal's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6019'}[25].
  • Balsthal's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6094'}[26].
  • Balsthal's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6117'}[27].

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Geography

Balsthal is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Balsthal is located in Thal District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.69'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.71'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+489'}[30] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+501'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6019'}[25], {'amount': '+6094'}[26], and {'amount': '+6117'}[27].

Designation and Status

Balsthal's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7]. Balsthal's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[32].

Why It Matters

Balsthal ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] Balsthal has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Balsthal is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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