Beckenried

municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q69140
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Beckenried

Summary

Beckenried is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Beckenried ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beckenried was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Beckenried is located in Canton of Nidwalden[4].
  • Beckenried is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Beckenried is on the body of water Lake Lucerne[6].
  • Beckenried's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Beckenried's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[8].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Buochs[9].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Ennetbürgen[10].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Gersau[11].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Isenthal[12].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Oberdorf[13].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenschiessen[14].
  • Beckenried's shares border with is recorded as Emmetten[15].
  • Beckenried's postal code is recorded as 6375[16].
  • Beckenried's Commons category is recorded as Beckenried[17].
  • Beckenried's licence plate code is recorded as NW[18].
  • Beckenried's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[19].
  • Beckenried's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[20].
  • Beckenried's local dialing code is recorded as 041[21].
  • Beckenried's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.9665, 'lon': 8.4747}[22].
  • Beckenried's official website is recorded as https://www.beckenried.ch[23].
  • Beckenried's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beckenried[24].
  • Beckenried has a population of {'amount': '+3654'}[25].
  • Beckenried has a population of {'amount': '+3672'}[26].
  • Beckenried has a population of {'amount': '+3742'}[27].

Body

Geography

Beckenried is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Beckenried is located in Canton of Nidwalden[4]. Beckenried is on the body of water Lake Lucerne[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.95'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.25'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}[30] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+448'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3654'}[25], {'amount': '+3672'}[26], and {'amount': '+3742'}[27].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Beckenried ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] Beckenried has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Beckenried is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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  1. 15d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains settlement Q22363690
    Official website https://www.beckenried.ch
    Country
    Instance of Municipality of Switzerland
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