Gersau

Summary

Gersau is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Gersau has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gersau is located in Gersau District^[3].
• Gersau is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Gersau is on the body of water Lake Lucerne^[5].
• Gersau's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[6].
• Gersau's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[7].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Buochs^[8].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Ingenbohl^[9].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Lauerz^[10].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Vitznau^[11].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Arth^[12].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Beckenried^[13].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Emmetten^[14].
• Gersau's shares border with is recorded as Ennetbürgen^[15].
• Gersau's postal code is recorded as 6442^[16].
• Gersau's Commons category is recorded as Gersau^[17].
• Gersau's licence plate code is recorded as SZ^[18].
• Gersau's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Gersau's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[20].
• Gersau's local dialing code is recorded as 041^[21].
• 1433 marks the founding of Gersau^[22].
• Gersau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.991111111111, 'lon': 8.5247222222222}^[23].
• Gersau's official website is recorded as https://www.gersau.ch^[24].
• Gersau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gersau^[25].
• Gersau has a population of {'amount': '+2279'}^[26].
• Gersau has a population of {'amount': '+2319'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Gersau is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Gersau is located in Gersau District^[3]. Gersau is on the body of water Lake Lucerne^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.70'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.35'}^[29]. Gersau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2279'}^[26], {'amount': '+2319'}^[27], {'amount': '+2332'}^[31], and {'amount': '+2462'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Gersau's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[6]. Gersau's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[33].

History and Context

1433 marks the founding of Gersau^[22].

Why It Matters

Gersau has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Gersau is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]