Erlach

municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q69453
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Summary

Erlach is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Erlach ranks in the top 6% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seeland administrative district[4]
  • Country: Switzerland[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Lake Biel[6]
  • Official language: German[7]
  • Shares border with: La Neuveville[8]
  • Postal code: 3235[9]
  • Commons category: Erlach, Switzerland[10]
  • Licence plate code: BE[11]
  • Local dialing code: 032[12]
  • Official website: https://www.erlach.ch[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Erlach, Switzerland[14]
  • Population: 1427[15], 1384[16], 966[17], 1022[18], 1017[19], 1038[20], 1044[21], 1064[22], 1050[23], 1058[24], 1067[25], 1099[26], 1105[27], 1115[28]
  • External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/492[29]
  • Described by source: Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae[30]
  • Contains settlement: Erlach[31]
  • Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[32]
  • Official name: Erlach[33]
  • List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Erlach[34]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Erlach, Switzerland[35]
  • Elevation above sea level: 437 m[36], 454 m[37]
  • Area: 3.5 km²[38], 3.49 km²[39]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[40]

Why It Matters

Erlach has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Erlach is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Horgner · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1427'}, {'amount': '+1384'}, {'amount': '+966'} +35
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 1,393, mass upload ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/e2ea98ac2e9|details]])"
  2. 21d ago · JoachimKohler-HB · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'it',
    Image → Altstadthügel Erlach am Bielersee.jpg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Altstadthügel Erlach am Bielersee.jpg"
  3. 17w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Lake Biel
    Topic's main category → Category:Erlach, Switzerland
    Official language → German
    Member of → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Flag image: CHE Erlach Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
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