Benken
Benken is a village in Benken, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has about 2,230 residents. Benken is situated nearby to the locality Fischbach, as well as near Bärwies.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 2,230 residents
- Also known as: “Benken (SG)”
- Postal code: 8717
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burg Wandelberg and St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Benken railway station
Railway stop
Benken railway station is a railway station situated in the municipality of Benken in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Rapperswil to Ziegelbrücke line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaltbrunn and Uznach.
Kaltbrunn
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaltbrunn is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Uznach
Village
Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Uznach is situated 3½ km northwest of Benken.
Reichenburg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reichenburg is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Reichenburg is situated 4 km southwest of Benken.
Benken
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Benken, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.19726° or 47° 11′ 50″ northLongitude
9.00403° or 9° 0′ 15″ eastPopulation
2,230Elevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH BKNOpen location code
8FVF52W3+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 240040247OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tosk Albanian—“Benken” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benken”
- Chinese: “本肯”
- Esperanto: “Benken SG”
- German: “Benken SG”
- Kazakh: “Бенкен”
- Latin: “Babinchova”
- Russian: “Бенкен”
- Swedish: “Benken”
- Tosk Albanian: “Benken SG”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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