Benken

Summary

Benken is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Benken has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Benken was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Benken is located in See-Gaster Constituency^[4].
• Benken is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Benken is on the body of water Linth^[6].
• Benken's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Benken's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[8].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Glarus Nord^[9].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Schänis^[10].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Schübelbach^[11].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Tuggen^[12].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Uznach^[13].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Kaltbrunn^[14].
• Benken's shares border with is recorded as Reichenburg^[15].
• Benken's postal code is recorded as 8717^[16].
• Benken's Commons category is recorded as Benken SG^[17].
• Benken's licence plate code is recorded as SG^[18].
• Benken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Benken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[20].
• Benken's local dialing code is recorded as 055^[21].
• Benken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.19241, 'lon': 8.99573}^[22].
• Benken's official website is recorded as https://www.benken.ch/^[23].
• Benken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benken SG^[24].
• Benken has a population of {'amount': '+3015'}^[25].
• Benken has a population of {'amount': '+3025'}^[26].
• Benken's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3312^[27].

Body

Geography

Benken is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Benken is located in See-Gaster Constituency^[4]. Benken is on the body of water Linth^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.48'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.5'}^[29]. Benken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+420'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3015'}^[25] and {'amount': '+3025'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Benken's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].

Why It Matters

Benken has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Benken is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]