Gland, Switzerland

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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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gland, Switzerland canonical 9
Mies, Switzerland 2
Gland, Vaud 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
canton Canton of Vaud
country Switzerland
district Nyon District
surface form: 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 IUCN
surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN
surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature Secretariat

MAVA Foundation
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
World Wildlife Fund
surface form: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International
knownFor conservation organizations hub
environmental organizations hub
languageOfficial French
locatedBetween Geneva
Lausanne
locatedIn Geneva metropolitan area
surface form: Arc lémanique metropolitan area

La Côte wine-growing region
Western Switzerland
surface form: 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

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IUCN headquartersLocation Gland, Switzerland
World Wildlife Fund headquartersLocation Gland, Switzerland
FIBA headquartersLocation Gland, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Mies, Switzerland
WWF headquarteredIn Gland, Switzerland
FIBA Women’s World Championship governingBodyHeadquarters Gland, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Mies, Switzerland
Ramsar Convention Secretariat hasOffice Gland, Switzerland
Gland railway station serves Gland, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Gland, Vaud
Municipal Council of Gland legislativeBodyFor Gland, Switzerland
this entity surface form: municipality of Gland
Ramsar Convention secretariatLocation Gland, Switzerland