Walenstadt

municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q64191
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Walenstadt

Summary

Walenstadt is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Walenstadt ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walenstadt was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Walenstadt is located in Sarganserland Constituency[4].
  • Walenstadt is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Walenstadt is on the body of water Walensee[6].
  • Walenstadt's image is recorded as Walensee2.JPG[7].
  • Walenstadt's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Walenstadt's official language is recorded as German[9].
  • Walenstadt's flag image is recorded as CHE Walenstadt Flag.svg[10].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Alt St. Johann[11].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Flums[12].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Sevelen[13].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Wartau[14].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Grabs[15].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Quarten[16].
  • Walenstadt's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Walenstadt COA.svg[17].
  • Walenstadt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150448641[18].
  • Walenstadt's GND ID is recorded as 4398231-1[19].
  • Walenstadt's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Walenstadt 2007.png[20].
  • Walenstadt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004058740[21].
  • Walenstadt's postal code is recorded as 8880[22].
  • Walenstadt's Commons category is recorded as Walenstadt[23].
  • Walenstadt's licence plate code is recorded as SG[24].
  • Walenstadt's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683959[25].
  • Walenstadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[26].
  • Walenstadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[27].

Body

Geography

Walenstadt is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Walenstadt is located in Sarganserland Constituency[4]. Walenstadt is on the body of water Walensee[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.81'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.72'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+425'}[30] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+613'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5598'}[32], {'amount': '+5679'}[33], and {'amount': '+5926'}[34].

Designation and Status

Walenstadt's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Walenstadt's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Walenstadt include Walensee[36], a lake[37], in Switzerland[38].

Why It Matters

Walenstadt ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] Walenstadt has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Walenstadt is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Walenstadt include Walensee[36], a lake[37], in Switzerland[38].

References

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  26. [32] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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