Meiringen

municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q64123
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Meiringen

Summary

Meiringen is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Meiringen ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meiringen was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Meiringen is located in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district[4].
  • Meiringen is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Meiringen is on the body of water Aare[6].
  • Meiringen's image is recorded as 5949 - Meiringen viewed from the Rothorn - Meiringen Air Force Base.jpg[7].
  • Meiringen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Meiringen's official language is recorded as German[9].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Brienz[10].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Hasliberg[11].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Schattenhalb[12].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Brienzwiler[13].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Grindelwald[14].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Innertkirchen[15].
  • Meiringen's shares border with is recorded as Lungern[16].
  • Meiringen's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Meiringen COA.svg[17].
  • Meiringen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123822746[18].
  • Meiringen's GND ID is recorded as 4416648-5[19].
  • Meiringen's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Meiringen 2010.png[20].
  • Meiringen's postal code is recorded as 3860[21].
  • Meiringen's Commons category is recorded as Meiringen[22].
  • Meiringen's licence plate code is recorded as BE[23].
  • Meiringen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1682552[24].
  • Meiringen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[25].
  • Meiringen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[26].
  • Meiringen's local dialing code is recorded as 033[27].

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Geography

Meiringen is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Meiringen is located in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district[4]. Meiringen is on the body of water Aare[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+4690'}[28], {'amount': '+4621'}[29], {'amount': '+4006'}[30], {'amount': '+4010'}[31], {'amount': '+4008'}[32], and {'amount': '+3966'}[33].

Designation and Status

Meiringen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Meiringen's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Meiringen include Meiringen air base[35], an air base[36], in Switzerland[37].

Why It Matters

Meiringen ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] Meiringen has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

Entities named for Meiringen include Meiringen air base[35], an air base[36], in Switzerland[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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