Chiasso

Summary

Chiasso is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Chiasso ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chiasso was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Chiasso is located in Balerna Subdistrict^[4].
• Chiasso is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Chiasso's image is recorded as Chiasso San Vitale.jpg^[6].
• Chiasso's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Chiasso's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[8].
• Chiasso's instance of is recorded as border city^[9].
• Chiasso's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[10].
• Chiasso's official language is recorded as Italian^[11].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Balerna^[12].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Vacallo^[13].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Morbio Inferiore^[14].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Novazzano^[15].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Como^[16].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Colverde^[17].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as Ronago^[18].
• Chiasso's shares border with is recorded as San Fermo della Battaglia^[19].
• Chiasso's coat of arms image is recorded as Chiasso-coat of arms.svg^[20].
• Chiasso's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126703939^[21].
• Chiasso's GND ID is recorded as 4551822-1^[22].
• Chiasso's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Chiasso 2009.png^[23].
• Chiasso's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83030303^[24].
• Chiasso's postal code is recorded as 6830^[25].
• Chiasso's part of is recorded as Italy–Switzerland border^[26].
• Chiasso's Commons category is recorded as Chiasso^[27].

Body

Geography

Chiasso is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Chiasso is located in Balerna Subdistrict^[4]. Chiasso's part of is recorded as Italy–Switzerland border^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Chiasso's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.35'}^[28]. Chiasso's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+230'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8182'}^[30], {'amount': '+7975'}^[31], and {'amount': '+7564'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[7], city of Switzerland^[8], border city^[9], and human settlement^[10]. Chiasso's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[33].

Why It Matters

Chiasso ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).^[2] Chiasso has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Chiasso is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]