Eglisau

municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q69175
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Eglisau

Summary

Eglisau is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Eglisau ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eglisau was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Eglisau is located in Bülach District[4].
  • Eglisau is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Eglisau is on the body of water Rhine[6].
  • Eglisau is on the body of water Töss[7].
  • Eglisau's image is recorded as Eglisau-Stadt.jpg[8].
  • Eglisau's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].
  • Eglisau's official language is recorded as German[10].
  • Eglisau's shares border with is recorded as Buchberg[11].
  • Eglisau's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Eglisau COA.svg[12].
  • Eglisau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241590290[13].
  • Eglisau's GND ID is recorded as 4309348-6[14].
  • Eglisau's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Eglisau 2007.png[15].
  • Eglisau's postal code is recorded as 8193[16].
  • Eglisau's Commons category is recorded as Eglisau[17].
  • Eglisau's licence plate code is recorded as ZH[18].
  • Eglisau's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1682114[19].
  • Eglisau's local dialing code is recorded as 043[20].
  • Eglisau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.57335, 'lon': 8.52607}[21].
  • Eglisau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gn_tr[22].
  • Eglisau's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 55[23].
  • Eglisau's official website is recorded as https://www.eglisau.ch[24].
  • Eglisau's HDS ID is recorded as 000043[25].
  • Eglisau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eglisau[26].
  • Eglisau's page banner is recorded as Eglisau - Rhein 2011-09-21 12-15-56 (cropped).jpg[27].

Body

Geography

Eglisau is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Eglisau is located in Bülach District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhine[6], a main stem[28], in Switzerland[29] and Töss[7], a river[30], in Switzerland[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.07'}[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.06'}[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+355'}[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+372'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5021'}[36], {'amount': '+5170'}[37], {'amount': '+5188'}[38], and {'amount': '+5216'}[39].

Designation and Status

Eglisau's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9]. Eglisau's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[40].

Why It Matters

Eglisau ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] Eglisau has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Eglisau is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . classifications.data.admin.ch. classifications.data.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . statistik.zh.ch. statistik.zh.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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