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Wil

municipality in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Place municipality_of_switzerland Q67223
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Wil

Summary

Wil is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Wil ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wil was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Wil is located in Bülach District[4].
  • Wil is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Wil's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Wil's instance of is recorded as border city[7].
  • Wil's official language is recorded as German[8].
  • Wil's postal code is recorded as 8196[9].
  • Wil's Commons category is recorded as Wil ZH[10].
  • Wil's licence plate code is recorded as ZH[11].
  • Wil's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • Wil's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[13].
  • Wil's local dialing code is recorded as 01[14].
  • Wil's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.605833333333, 'lon': 8.5075}[15].
  • Wil's official website is recorded as http://www.wil-zh.ch[16].
  • Wil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wil ZH[17].
  • Wil has a population of {'amount': '+1407'}[18].
  • Wil has a population of {'amount': '+1425'}[19].
  • Wil's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/71[20].
  • Wil's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Wil (ZH)'}[21].
  • Wil's list of monuments is recorded as list of cultural properties in Wil ZH[22].
  • Wil's different from is recorded as Wil[23].
  • Wil sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+406'}[24].
  • Wil covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.95'}[25].
  • Wil's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[26].

Body

Geography

Wil is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Wil is located in Bülach District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Wil covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.95'}[25]. Wil sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+406'}[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1407'}[18] and {'amount': '+1425'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[6] and border city[7].

Why It Matters

Wil ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] Wil has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Wil is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Switzerland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . statistik.zh.ch. Retrieved . statistik.zh.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.605833333333, 'lon': 8.5075}
    Website → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.95'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Wil ZH Flag.svg"
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