Einsiedeln

municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
Place municipality_of_switzerland Q68950
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Einsiedeln

Summary

Einsiedeln is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Einsiedeln ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Einsiedeln is located in Einsiedeln District[3].
  • Einsiedeln is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Einsiedeln is on the body of water Sihl[5].
  • Einsiedeln is on the body of water Sihlsee[6].
  • Einsiedeln's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Einsiedeln's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[8].
  • Einsiedeln's official language is recorded as German[9].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Alpthal[10].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Altendorf[11].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Innerthal[12].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Oberägeri[13].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Unteriberg[14].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Vorderthal[15].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Feusisberg[16].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Freienbach[17].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Oberiberg[18].
  • Einsiedeln's shares border with is recorded as Rothenthurm[19].
  • Einsiedeln's postal code is recorded as 8840[20].
  • Einsiedeln's Commons category is recorded as Einsiedeln[21].
  • Einsiedeln's licence plate code is recorded as SZ[22].
  • Einsiedeln's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Einsiedeln's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • Einsiedeln's local dialing code is recorded as 055[25].
  • Einsiedeln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.127777777778, 'lon': 8.7430555555556}[26].
  • Einsiedeln's official website is recorded as https://www.einsiedeln.ch[27].

Body

Geography

Einsiedeln is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Einsiedeln is located in Einsiedeln District[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sihl[5], a river[28], in Switzerland[29] and Sihlsee[6], a reservoir[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1937[32].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+110.40'}[33] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+98.93'}[34]. Einsiedeln sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+882'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14632'}[36], {'amount': '+15550'}[37], and {'amount': '+15867'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[7] and city of Switzerland[8]. Einsiedeln's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[39].

Why It Matters

Einsiedeln ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2] Einsiedeln has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Einsiedeln is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [36] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Latin place names id e/eberhardescellae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9314]]: e/eberhardescellae, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293215375|Eberhardescellae (#293215375)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7983|Lati"
  2. 5w ago · Respublik · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +3
    Different from Einsiedeln
    Official language
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8592]]: Trachslau, Schweiz (Unsplash).jpg"
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