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 (180 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 instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Walenstadt's official language is recorded as German[8].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Alt St. Johann[9].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Flums[10].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Sevelen[11].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Wartau[12].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Grabs[13].
  • Walenstadt's shares border with is recorded as Quarten[14].
  • Walenstadt's postal code is recorded as 8880[15].
  • Walenstadt's Commons category is recorded as Walenstadt[16].
  • Walenstadt's licence plate code is recorded as SG[17].
  • Walenstadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • Walenstadt's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[19].
  • Walenstadt's local dialing code is recorded as 081[20].
  • Walenstadt's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.1234, 'lon': 9.315}[21].
  • Walenstadt's official website is recorded as https://www.walenstadt.ch[22].
  • Walenstadt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walenstadt[23].
  • Walenstadt has a population of {'amount': '+5598'}[24].
  • Walenstadt has a population of {'amount': '+5679'}[25].
  • Walenstadt has a population of {'amount': '+5926'}[26].
  • Walenstadt's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3298[27].

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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'}[24], {'amount': '+5679'}[25], and {'amount': '+5926'}[26].

Designation and Status

Walenstadt's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7]. Walenstadt's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Walenstadt include Walensee[33], a lake[34], in Switzerland[35].

Why It Matters

Walenstadt ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2] Walenstadt has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Walenstadt is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Walenstadt include Walensee[33], a lake[34], in Switzerland[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  2. 16d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.walenstadt.ch
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    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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