Root

municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q14575
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Root

Summary

Root is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Root ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Root is located in Luzern-Land Constituency[3].
  • Root is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Root is on the body of water Reuss[5].
  • Root's image is recorded as 2013-09-04 Root (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 003.JPG[6].
  • Root's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Root's official language is recorded as German[8].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Buchrain[9].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Dierikon[10].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Gisikon[11].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Honau[12].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Inwil[13].
  • Root's shares border with is recorded as Udligenswil[14].
  • Root's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Root COA2.svg[15].
  • Root's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 203610716[16].
  • Root's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Root 2010.png[17].
  • Root's postal code is recorded as 6037[18].
  • Root's Commons category is recorded as Root LU[19].
  • Root's licence plate code is recorded as LU[20].
  • Root's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1682912[21].
  • Root's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Root's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • Root's local dialing code is recorded as 041[24].
  • Root's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.115833333333, 'lon': 8.3913888888889}[25].
  • Root's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05rf5r[26].
  • Root's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 1065[27].

Body

Geography

Root is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Root is located in Luzern-Land Constituency[3]. Root is on the body of water Reuss[5].

Physical Characteristics

Root's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.65'}[28]. Root's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+422'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4995'}[30] and {'amount': '+5040'}[31].

Designation and Status

Root's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].

Why It Matters

Root ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] Root has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Root is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . classifications.data.admin.ch. classifications.data.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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