Thun

Summary

Thun is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Thun ranks in the top 0.37% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month, #7 of 1,875).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thun was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Thun was a member of KlimaBündnis-Städte Schweiz^[4].
• Thun was a member of International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities^[5].
• Thun is located in Thun administrative district^[6].
• Thun is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• Thun is on the body of water Lake Thun^[8].
• Thun is on the body of water Aare^[9].
• Thun's head of government is recorded as Raphael Lanz^[10].
• Thun's image is recorded as 1 thun castle view 2012.jpg^[11].
• Thun's image is recorded as Thun from lake.jpg^[12].
• Thun's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[13].
• Thun's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[14].
• Thun's official language is recorded as German^[15].
• Thun's flag image is recorded as CHE Thun Flag.svg^[16].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Steffisburg^[17].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Thierachern^[18].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Amsoldingen^[19].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Uetendorf^[20].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Heiligenschwendi^[21].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Hilterfingen^[22].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Reutigen^[23].
• Thun's shares border with is recorded as Homberg^[24].
• Thun's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Thun BE COA.svg^[25].
• Thun's logo image is recorded as CHE Thun Logo.svg^[26].
• Thun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gabrovo^[27].

Body

Geography

Thun is in the country of Switzerland^[7]. Thun is located in Thun administrative district^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Thun^[8], an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Aare^[9], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+42735'}^[32], {'amount': '+43743'}^[33], {'amount': '+43723'}^[34], {'amount': '+6019'}^[35], {'amount': '+44271'}^[36], and {'amount': '+36562'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[13] and city of Switzerland^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thun include Lake Thun^[38], an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[39], in Switzerland^[40].

Why It Matters

Thun ranks in the top 0.37% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month, #7 of 1,875).^[2] Thun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Thun is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Thun include Lake Thun^[38], an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[39], in Switzerland^[40].