Gland, Switzerland

E18209

municipality town

Gland, Switzerland is a small town on the shores of Lake Geneva that is best known as a global hub for environmental and conservation organizations.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
canton	Canton of Vaud →
country	Switzerland →
district	District of Nyon →
economicActivity	commuter town for Geneva → commuter town for Lausanne → services sector →
governingBody	Municipal Council of Gland →
hasAccessTo	A1 motorway →
hasFeature	lakeside promenade on Lake Geneva → view of the Alps → view of the Jura Mountains → vineyards nearby →
hasNeighboringMunicipality	Begnins → Bursins → Luins → Prangins → Tartegnin → Vich →
hasTransport	Gland railway station →
headquartersLocationOf	International Union for Conservation of Nature → International Union for Conservation of Nature Secretariat → MAVA Foundation → Ramsar Convention Secretariat → World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International →
knownFor	conservation organizations hub → environmental organizations hub →
languageOfficial	French →
locatedBetween	Geneva → Lausanne →
locatedIn	Arc lémanique metropolitan area → La Côte wine-growing region → Lake Geneva region → Romandy →
locatedNear	Nyon → Rolle →
locatedOn	Swiss Plateau → northern shore of Lake Geneva →
municipalityCode	5721 →
postalCode	1196 →
railwayLine	Lausanne–Geneva railway line →
region	Western Switzerland →
subdivisionType	municipality of the canton of Vaud →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
FIBA ("Mies, Switzerland") → IUCN → IUCN Red List of Threatened Species → World Wildlife Fund →	headquartersLocation
FIBA Women’s World Championship ("Mies, Switzerland") →	governingBodyHeadquarters
WWF →	headquarteredIn
World Conservation Congress →	hostOrganizationHeadquarters