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Canton of Geneva
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Gy

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  • Type: Village with 497 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH6624”, “Gy GE”, and “Gy, Switzerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crest Castle and Église Saint-Georges de Veigy-Foncenex.

Castle
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The Château Du Crest is a castle in the municipality of of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It is the only wine producing chateau in the left Bank of in the Canton of .

Church
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is a church.

Archaeological site
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is a ruined lowland fortress in the municipality of and the only comprehensively visible remnant of a medieval castle in the in . It is a heritage site of national significance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermance and Collonge-Bellerive.

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is a municipality and small town in the region, next to the French border. It is inscribed on the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Village
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is a municipality of the , . is situated 4 km west of Gy.

Village
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is a municipality of the , .

Gy

Latitude
46.2527° or 46° 15′ 10″ north
Longitude
6.2583° or 6° 15′ 30″ east
Population
497
Elevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)
Open location code
8FR87735+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 59956174
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7286015
Wiki­data ID
Q66504
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Gy” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gy, Zvicër”
  • Asturian: “Gy (Xinebra)”
  • Asturian: “Gy”
  • Basque: “Gy (Geneva)”
  • Basque: “Gy”
  • Breton: “Gy”
  • Catalan: “Gy”
  • Cebuano: “Gy (munisipyo)”
  • Chinese: “Gy (Sūi-se)”
  • Chinese: “日村”
  • Czech: “Gy (Švýcarsko)”
  • Czech: “Gy”
  • Dutch: “Gy (Zwitserland)”
  • Dutch: “Gy”
  • Esperanto: “Gy GE”
  • Finnish: “Gy (Sveitsi)”
  • Finnish: “Gy”
  • French: “Gy (Genève)”
  • French: “Gy”
  • German: “Gy GE”
  • Hungarian: “Gy”
  • Irish: “Gy”
  • Italian: “Gy (Svizzera)”
  • Italian: “Gy”
  • Japanese: “ジー”
  • Latin: “Gy (Genava)”
  • Lombard: “Gy (GE)”
  • Lombard: “Gy”
  • Malay: “Gy, Switzerland”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gy (Sūi-se)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gy i Sveits”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gy”
  • Polish: “Gy (Szwajcaria)”
  • Portuguese: “Gy (Genebra)”
  • Portuguese: “Gy”
  • Romansh: “Gy”
  • Russian: “Ги”
  • Russian: “Жи”
  • Spanish: “Gy (Ginebra)”
  • Spanish: “Gy”
  • Swedish: “Gy, Genève”
  • Swedish: “Gy”
  • Swiss German: “Gy GE”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Gy GE”
  • Turkish: “Gy”
  • Ukrainian: “Ги”
  • Ukrainian: “Гі”
  • Ukrainian: “Жі”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gy”
  • Venetian: “Gy (Svisara)”
  • Vietnamese: “Gy, Genève”
  • Vietnamese: “Gy”
  • Volapük: “Gy”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gy, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gy”
  • Welsh: “Gy”

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