Benken

municipality in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q70171
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Benken

Summary

Benken is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Benken ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Benken was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Benken is located in Andelfingen District[4].
  • Benken is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Benken's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Benken's official language is recorded as German[7].
  • Benken's postal code is recorded as 8463[8].
  • Benken's Commons category is recorded as Benken[9].
  • Benken's licence plate code is recorded as ZH[10].
  • Benken's local dialing code is recorded as 052[11].
  • Benken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.654166666667, 'lon': 8.6538888888889}[12].
  • Benken's official website is recorded as http://www.benken-zh.ch[13].
  • Benken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benken[14].
  • Benken has a population of {'amount': '+857'}[15].
  • Benken has a population of {'amount': '+858'}[16].
  • Benken has a population of {'amount': '+855'}[17].
  • Benken's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/22[18].
  • Benken's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[19].
  • Benken's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Benken (ZH)'}[20].
  • Benken's list of monuments is recorded as list of cultural properties in Benken ZH[21].
  • Benken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+420'}[22].
  • Benken covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.66'}[23].
  • Benken's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[24].

Body

Geography

Benken is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Benken is located in Andelfingen District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Benken covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.66'}[23]. Benken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+420'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+857'}[15], {'amount': '+858'}[16], and {'amount': '+855'}[17].

Designation and Status

Benken's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[6]. Benken's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[19].

Why It Matters

Benken ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] Benken has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Benken is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . statistik.zh.ch. statistik.zh.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Benken
    Official language German
    Member of
    Population {'amount': '+857'}, {'amount': '+858'}, {'amount': '+855'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Benken Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
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