Murten

Summary

Murten is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Murten has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Murten was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Murten is located in See District^[4].
• Murten is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Murten is on the body of water Lake Murten^[6].
• Murten's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Murten's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Murten's shares border with is recorded as Mont-Vully^[9].
• Murten's postal code is recorded as 3280^[10].
• Murten's Commons category is recorded as Murten^[11].
• Murten's licence plate code is recorded as FR^[12].
• Murten's local dialing code is recorded as 026^[13].
• Murten's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.928055555556, 'lon': 7.1169444444444}^[14].
• Murten's official website is recorded as https://www.murten-morat.ch^[15].
• Murten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Murten^[16].
• Murten's Commons gallery is recorded as Murten^[17].
• Murten has a population of {'amount': '+6024'}^[18].
• Murten has a population of {'amount': '+8222'}^[19].
• Murten has a population of {'amount': '+8278'}^[20].
• Murten's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2275^[21].
• Murten's described by source is recorded as Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae^[22].
• Murten's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Murten's replaces is recorded as Salvenach^[24].
• Murten's replaces is recorded as Jeuss^[25].
• Murten's replaces is recorded as Courlevon^[26].
• Murten's replaces is recorded as Lurtigen^[27].

Body

Geography

Murten is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Murten is located in See District^[4]. Murten is on the body of water Lake Murten^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.02'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.7'}^[29], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+36.48'}^[30]. Murten sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+453'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6024'}^[18], {'amount': '+8222'}^[19], and {'amount': '+8278'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[7] and town^[8]. Murten's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Murten include Lake Murten^[33], a lake^[34], in Switzerland^[35].

Why It Matters

Murten has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Murten is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Murten include Lake Murten^[33], a lake^[34], in Switzerland^[35].