Laufen

Summary

Laufen is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Laufen ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laufen was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Laufen is located in Laufen District^[4].
• Laufen is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Laufen is on the body of water Birs^[6].
• Laufen's image is recorded as Birs laufen.jpg^[7].
• Laufen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Laufen's official language is recorded as German^[9].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Röschenz^[10].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Wahlen^[11].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Brislach^[12].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Zwingen^[13].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Dittingen^[14].
• Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Liesberg^[15].
• Laufen's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Laufen BL official COA.svg^[16].
• Laufen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laufen^[17].
• Laufen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130229737^[18].
• Laufen's GND ID is recorded as 4034722-9^[19].
• Laufen's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Laufen 2007.png^[20].
• Laufen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83233521^[21].
• Laufen's postal code is recorded as 4242^[22].
• Laufen's Commons category is recorded as Laufen, Switzerland^[23].
• Laufen's licence plate code is recorded as BL^[24].
• Laufen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683665^[25].
• Laufen's patron saint is recorded as Martin of Tours^[26].
• Laufen's local dialing code is recorded as 061^[27].

Body

Geography

Laufen is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Laufen is located in Laufen District^[4]. Laufen is on the body of water Birs^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11.37'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11.4'}^[29]. Laufen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+351'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5491'}^[31], {'amount': '+5556'}^[32], and {'amount': '+5618'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Laufen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8]. Laufen's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[34].

Why It Matters

Laufen ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2] Laufen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Laufen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]