Leuk
municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
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Summary
Leuk is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Leuk ranks in the top 5% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (491 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leuk District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rhône[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Münchwilen[7]
- Postal code: 3953[8], 3957[9]
- Commons category: Leuk[10]
- Licence plate code: VS[11]
- Local dialing code: 027[12]
- Official website: https://leuk.ch[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leuk[14]
- Population: 3926[15], 3948[16]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6110[17]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Replaces: Erschmatt[19]
- Capital of: Leuk District[20]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[21]
- Official name: Leuk[22]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Leuk[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Leuk, Switzerland[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Leuk, Switzerland[25]
- Different from: Leukerbad[26], Q141540134[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 731 m[28]
- Area: 44.1 km²[29], 55.15 km²[30], 54.30 km²[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[32]
Why It Matters
Leuk has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Leuk is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]