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Biel

village and former municipality in Biel-Benken, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_switzerland Q15788526
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Biel

Summary

Biel is a former municipality of Switzerland[1].

Key Facts

  • Biel is located in Biel-Benken[2].
  • Biel is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Biel's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[4].
  • Biel's licence plate code is recorded as BL[5].
  • Biel's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 47.5062, 'longitude': 7.5254, 'precision': 1e-06}[6].
  • Biel's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Switzerland[7].
  • Biel's replaced by is recorded as Biel-Benken[8].
  • Biel sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+311'}[9].

Body

Geography

Biel is in the country of Switzerland[3]. Biel is located in Biel-Benken[2].

Physical Characteristics

Biel sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+311'}[9].

Designation and Status

Biel's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Biel-Benken
    Instance of → former municipality of Switzerland
    Licence plate code → BL
    Hds id → 016128
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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