Mels

Summary

Mels is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Mels ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mels was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Mels is located in Sarganserland Constituency^[4].
• Mels is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Mels is on the body of water Seez^[6].
• Mels is on the body of water Rhine^[7].
• Mels's image is recorded as Kirche von Mels.jpg^[8].
• Mels's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Mels's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[10].
• Mels's flag image is recorded as CHE Mels Flag.svg^[11].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Bad Ragaz^[12].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Fläsch^[13].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Flums^[14].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Glarus Süd^[15].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Vilters-Wangs^[16].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Wartau^[17].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Pfäfers^[18].
• Mels's shares border with is recorded as Sargans^[19].
• Mels's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Mels COA.svg^[20].
• Mels's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157286936^[21].
• Mels's GND ID is recorded as 4287617-5^[22].
• Mels's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Mels 2007.png^[23].
• Mels's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98095324^[24].
• Mels's postal code is recorded as 8887^[25].
• Mels's part of is recorded as list of cultural properties in Mels^[26].
• Mels's Commons category is recorded as Mels^[27].

Body

Geography

Mels is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Mels is located in Sarganserland Constituency^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Seez^[6], a river^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Rhine^[7], a main stem^[30], in Switzerland^[31]. Mels's part of is recorded as list of cultural properties in Mels^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+140.00'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+139.11'}^[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+497'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1579'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8610'}^[36], {'amount': '+8620'}^[37], {'amount': '+8026'}^[38], and {'amount': '+9242'}^[39].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Mels ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2] Mels has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Mels is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]