Steinen

municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q67191
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Steinen

Summary

Steinen is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Steinen ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steinen was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Steinen is located in Schwyz District[4].
  • Steinen is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Steinen is on the body of water Lake Lauerz[6].
  • Steinen's image is recorded as SteinenSZ-B4034428.jpg[7].
  • Steinen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Steinen's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[9].
  • Steinen's shares border with is recorded as Sattel[10].
  • Steinen's shares border with is recorded as Steinerberg[11].
  • Steinen's shares border with is recorded as Arth[12].
  • Steinen's shares border with is recorded as Lauerz[13].
  • Steinen's shares border with is recorded as Schwyz[14].
  • Steinen's coat of arms image is recorded as Steinen SZ-blazon.svg[15].
  • Steinen's GND ID is recorded as 4227149-6[16].
  • Steinen's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Steinen.png[17].
  • Steinen's postal code is recorded as 6422[18].
  • Steinen's Commons category is recorded as Steinen SZ[19].
  • Steinen's licence plate code is recorded as SZ[20].
  • Steinen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683114[21].
  • Steinen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Steinen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • Steinen's local dialing code is recorded as 041[24].
  • Steinen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.048888888889, 'lon': 8.6113888888889}[25].
  • Steinen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02lmkp[26].
  • Steinen's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 1373[27].

Body

Geography

Steinen is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Steinen is located in Schwyz District[4]. Steinen is on the body of water Lake Lauerz[6].

Physical Characteristics

Steinen's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11.85'}[28]. Steinen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+474'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3355'}[30] and {'amount': '+3417'}[31].

Designation and Status

Steinen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Steinen's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[32].

Why It Matters

Steinen ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] Steinen has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Steinen is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: 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. [32] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Official website https://www.steinen.ch/
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