Canton of Zurich
Andelfingen District
Benken (ZH)

Benken

Benken is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in . Benken has about 859 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 859 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Benken ZH”, “Benken, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland”, and “Benken, Zürich”
  • Postal code: 8463

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schlössli and Reformed Church.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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Waterfall
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The is a waterfall on the High Rhine in . It is the most powerful waterfall in and a popular tourist attraction. The falls are located on the border between the cantons of and , between the municipalities of and /, ca. is situated 4 km northwest of Benken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rudolfingen and Laufen-Uhwiesen.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in . is situated 3 km south of Benken.

Benken

Latitude
47.65379° or 47° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
8.65376° or 8° 39′ 14″ east
Population
859
Elevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)
Open location code
8FVCMM33+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240078669
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2661559
Wiki­data ID
Q70171
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Benken” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بينكن”
  • Armenian: “Բենկեն”
  • Basque: “Benken (ZH)”
  • Basque: “Benken”
  • Breton: “Benken”
  • Catalan: “Benken”
  • Cebuano: “Benken (munisipyo sa Swisa, Kanton Zürich, Bezirk Andelfingen, lat 47,65, long 8,65)”
  • Cebuano: “Benken”
  • Chinese: “本肯”
  • Chuvash: “Бенкен”
  • Czech: “Benken ZH”
  • Czech: “Benken”
  • Dutch: “Benken”
  • Esperanto: “Benken ZH”
  • French: “Benken”
  • German: “Benken ZH”
  • German: “Benken”
  • Hungarian: “Benken (ZH)”
  • Irish: “Benken”
  • Italian: “Benken”
  • Kazakh: “Бенкен”
  • Latin: “Pecchinhova”
  • Lombard: “Benken”
  • Malay: “Benken ZH”
  • Malay: “Benken, Zurich”
  • Malay: “Benken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Benken i Zürich”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Benken”
  • Polish: “Benken (kanton Zurych)”
  • Polish: “Benken”
  • Portuguese: “Benken”
  • Romanian: “Benken, Zürich”
  • Russian: “Бенкен”
  • Spanish: “Benken”
  • Swedish: “Benken, Zürich”
  • Swedish: “Benken”
  • Swiss German: “Bènke”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Benken ZH”
  • Ukrainian: “Бенкен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Benken”
  • Uzbek: “Benken”
  • Venetian: “Benken (Xurigo)”
  • Venetian: “Benken”
  • Volapük: “Benken”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Benken, Zürich”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Benken”
  • Welsh: “Benken”
  • “Benken”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benken”. Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.