 Following the Linth river control project in 1807-23 and the Melioration project of 1941-64, the village is now surrounded by rich farmland.It consists of the linear village of Benken along the Linth and the hamlets of Giessen, Sand, Rötli, Dorf, Räbli, Halden, Starrberg, Unterhalden, Schmittenäcker, Schmitten as well as scattered farmhouses in the valley and on the Büchel hill.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Or a Lion rampant Gules holding in dexter a Key downwards to sinister Sable."