Buchs

municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Place municipality_of_switzerland Q68277
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Buchs

Summary

Buchs is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Buchs has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buchs was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Buchs is located in Werdenberg Constituency[4].
  • Buchs is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Buchs is on the body of water Rhine[6].
  • Buchs's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Buchs's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[8].
  • Buchs's instance of is recorded as border city[9].
  • Buchs's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[10].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Vaduz[11].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Eschen[12].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Grabs[13].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Schaan[14].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Sennwald[15].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Sevelen[16].
  • Buchs's shares border with is recorded as Gams[17].
  • Buchs's postal code is recorded as 9470[18].
  • Buchs's Commons category is recorded as Buchs, St. Gallen[19].
  • Buchs's licence plate code is recorded as SG[20].
  • Buchs's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[21].
  • Buchs's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[22].
  • Buchs's local dialing code is recorded as 081[23].
  • Buchs's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.16555555555556, 'lon': 9.471111111111112}[24].
  • Buchs's official website is recorded as http://www.buchs-sg.ch[25].
  • Buchs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buchs, St. Gallen[26].
  • Buchs has a population of {'amount': '+12531'}[27].

Body

Geography

Buchs is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Buchs is located in Werdenberg Constituency[4]. Buchs is on the body of water Rhine[6].

Physical Characteristics

Buchs covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.95'}[28]. Buchs sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+451'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12531'}[27], {'amount': '+12612'}[30], {'amount': '+12654'}[31], and {'amount': '+11535'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[7], city of Switzerland[8], and border city[9].

Why It Matters

Buchs has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Buchs is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · D3rT!m · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ehlfl id Buchs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13079]]: Buchs, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102007073|Buchs (#102007073)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3981|Historisches Lexikon des Fü"
  2. 17d ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water Rhine
    Topic's main category Category:Buchs, St. Gallen
    Official language Swiss High German
    Member of
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Buchs SG Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
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