Brechen

municipality in Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q580870
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Brechen

Summary

Brechen is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Brechen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Brechen was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund[3].
  • Brechen is located in Limburg-Weilburg[4].
  • Brechen is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Brechen's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[6].
  • Brechen's postal code is recorded as 65611[7].
  • Brechen's Commons category is recorded as Brechen[8].
  • Brechen's licence plate code is recorded as LM[9].
  • Brechen's licence plate code is recorded as WEL[10].
  • Brechen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[11].
  • Brechen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[12].
  • Brechen's local dialing code is recorded as 06438[13].
  • Brechen's local dialing code is recorded as 06483[14].
  • 1971 marks the founding of Brechen[15].
  • Brechen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.35, 'lon': 8.1833333333333}[16].
  • Brechen's official website is recorded as https://www.gemeinde-brechen.de/[17].
  • Brechen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brechen[18].
  • Brechen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/1/sn/ol?q=Brechen[19].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6547'}[20].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6491'}[21].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6527'}[22].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6428'}[23].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6475'}[24].
  • Brechen has a population of {'amount': '+6411'}[25].
  • Brechen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+179'}[26].
  • Brechen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.86'}[27].

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Geography

Brechen is in the country of Germany[5]. Brechen is located in Limburg-Weilburg[4].

Physical Characteristics

Brechen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.86'}[27]. Brechen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+179'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6547'}[20], {'amount': '+6491'}[21], {'amount': '+6527'}[22], {'amount': '+6428'}[23], {'amount': '+6475'}[24], and {'amount': '+6411'}[25].

Designation and Status

Brechen's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[6].

History and Context

1971 marks the founding of Brechen[15].

Why It Matters

Brechen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . GeoNames. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . worlddata.info. Retrieved . worlddata.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . hsgb.de. Retrieved . hsgb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GeoNames. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+6547'}, {'amount': '+6491'}, {'amount': '+6527'} +3
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  2. 4w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Population {'amount': '+6547'}, {'amount': '+6491'}, {'amount': '+6527'} +3
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