Wil

Summary

Wil is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Wil ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wil was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Wil is located in Wil Constituency^[4].
• Wil is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Wil is on the body of water Thur^[6].
• Wil's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Wil's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[8].
• Wil's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[9].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Bettwiesen^[10].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Jonschwil^[11].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Münchwilen^[12].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Sirnach^[13].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Tobel-Tägerschen^[14].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Wilen^[15].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Wuppenau^[16].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Braunau^[17].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Rickenbach^[18].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Zuzwil^[19].
• Wil's shares border with is recorded as Uzwil^[20].
• Wil's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dobrzeń Wielki^[21].
• Wil's postal code is recorded as 9500^[22].
• Wil's Commons category is recorded as Wil SG^[23].
• Wil's licence plate code is recorded as SG^[24].
• Wil's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Wil's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Wil's local dialing code is recorded as 071^[27].

Body

Geography

Wil is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Wil is located in Wil Constituency^[4]. Wil is on the body of water Thur^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.7'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.82'}^[29]. Wil sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+571'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18301'}^[31], {'amount': '+23768'}^[32], and {'amount': '+23955'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[7] and city of Switzerland^[8]. Wil's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wil include Frauenfeld–Wil railway line^[35], a railway line^[36], in Switzerland^[37].

Why It Matters

Wil ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2] Wil has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Wil is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Wil include Frauenfeld–Wil railway line^[35], a railway line^[36], in Switzerland^[37].