Burgistein

municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q66393
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Burgistein

Summary

Burgistein is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Burgistein ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burgistein was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Burgistein is located in Thun administrative district[4].
  • Burgistein is located in Canton of Berne[5].
  • Burgistein is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • Burgistein's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Burgistein's official language is recorded as German[8].
  • Burgistein's shares border with is recorded as Seftigen[9].
  • Burgistein's shares border with is recorded as Gurzelen[10].
  • Burgistein's shares border with is recorded as Wattenwil[11].
  • Burgistein's postal code is recorded as 3664[12].
  • Burgistein's Commons category is recorded as Burgistein[13].
  • Burgistein's licence plate code is recorded as BE[14].
  • Burgistein's local dialing code is recorded as 033[15].
  • Burgistein's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.79207, 'lon': 7.50323}[16].
  • Burgistein's official website is recorded as https://www.burgistein.ch[17].
  • Burgistein's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Burgistein[18].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+1092'}[19].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+1096'}[20].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+888'}[21].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+874'}[22].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+900'}[23].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+897'}[24].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+914'}[25].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+934'}[26].
  • Burgistein has a population of {'amount': '+935'}[27].

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Geography

Burgistein is in the country of Switzerland[6]. Located in include Thun administrative district[4], a district in Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 2010[30] and Canton of Berne[5], a canton of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1848[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.53'}[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.52'}[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+763'}[36] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+746'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1092'}[19], {'amount': '+1096'}[20], {'amount': '+888'}[21], {'amount': '+874'}[22], {'amount': '+900'}[23], and {'amount': '+897'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Burgistein ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] Burgistein has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Burgistein is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Burgistein
    Official language → German
    Member of → —
    Population → {'amount': '+1092'}, {'amount': '+1096'}, {'amount': '+888'} +31
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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