What Is the Meaning Behind the Name of Benken

Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Benken is first mentioned in 741 as Babinc…
Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Benken is first mentioned in 741 as Babinchova. Benken has an area, as of 2006, of 16.4 km². Of this area, 72.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Elevation: 420 m (1,380 ft)
  • Canton: St. Gallen
  • District: See-Gaster
  • Time zone: UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  • Postal code(s): 8717
  • SFOS number: 3312

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