Schänis

municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q65446
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Schänis

Summary

Schänis is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Schänis ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schänis was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Schänis is located in See-Gaster Constituency[4].
  • Schänis is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Schänis is on the body of water Linth[6].
  • Schänis's image is recorded as Maseltrangen.jpg[7].
  • Schänis's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Schänis's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[9].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Amden[10].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Benken[11].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Ebnat-Kappel[12].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Kaltbrunn[13].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Nesslau-Krummenau[14].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Weesen[15].
  • Schänis's shares border with is recorded as Glarus Nord[16].
  • Schänis's coat of arms image is recorded as Schänis-blazon.svg[17].
  • Schänis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237457474[18].
  • Schänis's GND ID is recorded as 4636776-7[19].
  • Schänis's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Schänis.png[20].
  • Schänis's postal code is recorded as 8718[21].
  • Schänis's Commons category is recorded as Schänis[22].
  • Schänis's licence plate code is recorded as SG[23].
  • Schänis's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683936[24].
  • Schänis's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[25].
  • Schänis's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[26].
  • Schänis's local dialing code is recorded as 055[27].

Body

Geography

Schänis is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Schänis is located in See-Gaster Constituency[4]. Schänis is on the body of water Linth[6].

Physical Characteristics

Schänis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39.90'}[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+420'}[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+683'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3812'}[31] and {'amount': '+3818'}[32].

Designation and Status

Schänis's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Schänis's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[33].

Why It Matters

Schänis ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] Schänis has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Schänis is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . 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. [31] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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