Brunswick

city in Lower Saxony, Germany
Place big_city Q2773
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Brunswick

Summary

Brunswick is a big city[1]. Brunswick draws 4,680 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #71 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brunswick was a member of Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig[3].
  • Brunswick was a member of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schacht KONRAD e.V.[4].
  • Brunswick is located in Lower Saxony[5].
  • Brunswick is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Brunswick is on the body of water Oker[7].
  • Brunswick is on the body of water Südsee[8].
  • Brunswick's head of government is recorded as Thorsten Kornblum[9].
  • Brunswick's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Brunswick's instance of is recorded as major regional center[11].
  • Brunswick's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Brunswick's instance of is recorded as urban district of Lower Saxony[13].
  • Brunswick's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[14].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Helmstedt District[15].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenbüttel district[16].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Salzgitter[17].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Peine[18].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Gifhorn[19].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Schwülper[20].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Vechelde[21].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Wendeburg[22].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Vordorf[23].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Meine[24].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Papenteich[25].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Wolfenbüttel[26].
  • Brunswick's shares border with is recorded as Sickte[27].

Body

Geography

Brunswick is in the country of Germany[6]. Brunswick is located in Lower Saxony[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Oker[7], a river[28], in Germany[29] and Südsee[8], a lake[30], in Germany[31]. Part of include Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region[32], a metropolitan region in Germany[33], in Germany[34], headquartered in Hanover[35]; Braunschweig region[36], a region[37], in Germany[38]; and Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig[39], a special district[40], in Germany[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[10], major regional center[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], urban district of Lower Saxony[13], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brunswick include Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport[42], a commercial airport[43], in Germany[44]; F260 Braunschweig[45], a corvette[46]; Operation Braunschweig[47], a military operation[48]; Brunswick Government Region[49], a government region of Lower Saxony[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1978[52]; and Braunschweig[53], a district of Germany[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1833[56].

Why It Matters

Brunswick draws 4,680 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #71 of 300).[2] Brunswick has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Brunswick is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for Brunswick include Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport[42], a commercial airport[43], in Germany[44]; F260 Braunschweig[45], a corvette[46]; Operation Braunschweig[47], a military operation[48]; Brunswick Government Region[49], a government region of Lower Saxony[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1978[52]; and Braunschweig[53], a district of Germany[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1833[56].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . ndr.de. Retrieved . ndr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [8] . wikidata.org.
  24. [32] . wikidata.org.
  25. [36] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +10
    Nomisma id braunschweig
    Coat of arms Coat of Arms of the City of Braunschweig
    Instance of big city, major regional center, Hanseatic city +3
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