Messen
municipality in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
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Summary
Messen is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Messen ranks in the top 6% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bucheggberg District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Official language: German[6]
- Postal code: 3254[7], 3307[8], 4588[9]
- Commons category: Messen[10]
- Licence plate code: SO[11]
- Local dialing code: 031[12]
- Official website: https://www.messen.ch[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Messen[14]
- Population: 1493[15], 1480[16], 1026[17], 1506[18]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2457[19]
- Replaces: Brunnenthal[20], Oberramsern[21], Balm bei Messen[22]
- Contains settlement: Q22498630[23]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[24]
- Official name: Messen[25]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Messen[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Messen, Switzerland[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 505 m[28]
- Area: 11.88 km²[29], 11.89 km²[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[31]
Why It Matters
Messen has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Messen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]