Biel

Summary

Biel is a former municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Biel has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Biel is located in Goms^[3].
• Biel is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Biel is on the body of water Rhône^[5].
• Biel's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland^[6].
• Biel's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[7].
• Biel's Commons category is recorded as Biel (Goms)^[8].
• Biel's licence plate code is recorded as VS^[9].
• Biel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[10].
• Biel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• Biel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.455015, 'lon': 8.21923}^[12].
• Biel's replaced by is recorded as Grafschaft^[13].
• Biel's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[14].
• Biel's different from is recorded as Biel/Bienne^[15].
• Biel sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1312'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Biel is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Biel is located in Goms^[3]. Biel is on the body of water Rhône^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Biel sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1312'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former municipality of Switzerland^[6] and neighborhood^[7]. Biel's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[14].

Why It Matters

Biel has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Biel is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]