Ernen

municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q70347
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Ernen

Summary

Ernen is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Ernen ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ernen was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Ernen is located in Goms District[4].
  • Ernen is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Ernen is on the body of water Rhône[6].
  • Ernen is on the body of water Binna[7].
  • Ernen's image is recorded as Ernen Bellwald.jpg[8].
  • Ernen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Bellwald[10].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Binn[11].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Blitzingen[12].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Grengiols[13].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Lax[14].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Niederwald[15].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Grafschaft[16].
  • Ernen's shares border with is recorded as Fiesch[17].
  • Ernen's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Ernen COA alt.svg[18].
  • Ernen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237329757[19].
  • Ernen's GND ID is recorded as 4235096-7[20].
  • Ernen's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Ernen.png[21].
  • Ernen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78055712[22].
  • Ernen's postal code is recorded as 3995[23].
  • Ernen's Commons category is recorded as Ernen[24].
  • Ernen's licence plate code is recorded as VS[25].
  • Ernen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1685300[26].
  • Ernen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[27].

Body

Geography

Ernen is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Ernen is located in Goms District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhône[6], a river[28], in Switzerland[29] and Binna[7], a river[30], in Switzerland[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.4'}[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.37'}[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1196'}[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1200'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+501'}[36] and {'amount': '+492'}[37].

Designation and Status

Ernen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9]. Ernen's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[38].

Why It Matters

Ernen ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] Ernen has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Ernen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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