Geneva
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Summary
Geneva is a cantonal capital of Switzerland[1]. Geneva draws 29,216 Wikipedia views per month (cantonal capital of switzerland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3], Wetland City Network[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Geneva[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rhône[7], Arve[8], Lake Geneva[9]
- Head of government: Alfonso Gomez Cruz[10]
- Continent: Europe[11]
- Instance of: college town[12], city of Switzerland[13], big city[14], Municipality of Switzerland[15]
- Official language: French[16]
- Shares border with: Carouge[17], Chêne-Bougeries[18], Cologny[19], Lancy[20], Pregny-Chambésy[21], Vernier[22], Le Grand-Saconnex[23], Veyrier[24]
- Coat of arms: Flag and coat of arms of Geneva and Canton of Geneva[25]
- Postal code: 1201[26], 1202[27], 1203[28], 1204[29], 1205[30], 1206[31], 1207[32], 1208[33], 1209[34], 1211[35], 1200[36], 1215[37]
- Commons category: Geneva[38]
- Licence plate code: GE[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[40]
- Local dialing code: 22[41]
- Archives at: Archives de la ville de Genève[42]
- Official website: https://www.geneve.ch/[43], https://www.ville-geneve.ch[44], http://www.ville-ge.ch[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Geneva[46]
- Commons gallery: Genève[47]
- Described at URL: https://www.deutsche-militaerstandorte-nach1945.de/view_stadt.cfm?stadt_id=437[48]
- Population: 157,322[49], 158,426[50], 158,806[51], 159,527[52], 159,895[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Geneva include Lake Geneva[54], a glacial lake[55], in Switzerland[56]; Geneva International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Switzerland[59], founded in 1919[60]; Declaration of Geneva[61], a manifesto[62]; Geneva Spur[63], a spur[64]; Genevois[65], a historical region[66], in France[67]; and Geneva[68], a town in the United States[69], in United States[70].
Why It Matters
Geneva has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Geneva is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for Geneva include Lake Geneva[54], a glacial lake[55], in Switzerland[56]; Geneva International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Switzerland[59], founded in 1919[60]; Declaration of Geneva[61], a manifesto[62]; Geneva Spur[63], a spur[64]; Genevois[65], a historical region[66], in France[67]; and Geneva[68], a town in the United States[69], in United States[70].