Lausanne
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Summary
Lausanne is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lausanne ranks in the top 0.21% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,375 views/month, #4 of 1,875).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Reformation[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lausanne District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Flon[6], Lake Geneva[7], Talent[8]
- Head of government: Grégoire Junod[9]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[10], college town[11], city of Switzerland[12], big city[13]
- Official language: French[14]
- Shares border with: Bottens[15], Bretigny-sur-Morrens[16], Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne[17], Crissier[18], Ecublens[19], Epalinges[20], Froideville[21], Jouxtens-Mézery[22], Le Mont-sur-Lausanne[23], Morrens[24], Prilly[25], Pully[26], Romanel-sur-Lausanne[27], Saint-Sulpice[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Osijek[29], Akhisar[30], Bicaz[31], Moscow[32], Bangkok[33], Pernik[34]
- Postal code: 1000[35], 1001[36], 1003[37], 1004[38], 1005[39], 1006[40], 1007[41], 1010[42], 1011[43], 1012[44], 1015[45], 1018[46], 1002[47], 1014[48]
- Part of: Métropole lémanique[49]
- Commons category: Lausanne[50]
- Licence plate code: VD[51]
- Local dialing code: 021[52]
- Has part(s): Centre[53]
- Coordinate location: 46.533333333333, 6.6333333333333[54]
- Official website: https://www.lausanne.ch/[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lausanne[56]
- Commons gallery: Lausanne[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lausanne include Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization[58], a nonprofit organization[59], in United States[60], founded in 1974[61], headquartered in Orlando[62]; Lausanne Covenant[63], a manifesto[64], written by John Stott[65]; and Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield[66], an airport[67], in Switzerland[68], founded in 1919[69].
Why It Matters
Lausanne has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Lausanne is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Lausanne include Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization[58], a nonprofit organization[59], in United States[60], founded in 1974[61], headquartered in Orlando[62]; Lausanne Covenant[63], a manifesto[64], written by John Stott[65]; and Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield[66], an airport[67], in Switzerland[68], founded in 1919[69].
FAQs
What awards did Lausanne receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].