Biel

Summary

Biel is a former municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Biel has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Biel is located in Goms^[3].
• Biel is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Biel is on the body of water Rhône^[5].
• Biel's image is recorded as Ortsansicht Biel.jpg^[6].
• Biel's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Biel's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[8].
• Biel's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Biel VS COA.svg^[9].
• Biel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245812895^[10].
• Biel's GND ID is recorded as 4363005-4^[11].
• Biel's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Biel VS 1872.png^[12].
• Biel's Commons category is recorded as Biel (Goms)^[13].
• Biel's licence plate code is recorded as VS^[14].
• Biel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Biel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Biel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.455015, 'lon': 8.21923}^[17].
• Biel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026dsdf^[18].
• Biel's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 6053^[19].
• Biel's HDS ID is recorded as 002683^[20].
• Biel's replaced by is recorded as Grafschaft^[21].
• Biel's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[22].
• Biel's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2661514^[23].
• Biel's different from is recorded as Biel/Bienne^[24].
• Biel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1312'}^[25].
• Biel's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2551273^[26].
• Biel's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1343988965^[27].

Body

Geography

Biel is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Biel is located in Goms^[3]. Biel is on the body of water Rhône^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Biel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1312'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former municipality of Switzerland^[7] and neighborhood^[8]. Biel's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[22].

Why It Matters

Biel has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Biel is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]