Formwork element with identification means

A formwork element (1) for concrete comprising a lining skin (2) and at least one metal edge web (3) or outer frame or carrier (4) supporting the lining skin (2) which protrudes from the lining skin (2), at an edge or close to an edge thereof, on a side remote from the concrete in a use position, at least one transponder (6) being arranged as identification on the formwork element (1), wherein there is provided, on the edge web (3) or outer frame or carrier (4), on a respective surface thereof that is remote from the lining skin (2) and in the use position faces a neighboring formwork element (1) or building part, at least one depression (7) which is larger than said flat transponder (6), and the transponder (6) is arranged and held in the depression (7), surrounded by a boundary thereof, the at least one edge web (3) is formed from flat material and the depression (7) is embossed or the edge web (3) is a profile or extruded profile or hollow profile or rectangular profile and the depression (7) is formed or milled out by cutting or non-cutting removal of material, the depression (7) is closed on a side of the edge web (3) or the frame or the carrier (4) that is located in a direction toward a center of the formwork element (1) and the transponder (6) is held or fastened in the depression (7) by at least one of a plastic material or adhesive compound (8) and embedded into the plastic material or adhesive compound (8).