Brilon

Summary

Brilon is a medium-sized district town^[1]. Brilon ranks in the top 0.83% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #1 of 120).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brilon was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[3].
• Brilon is located in Hochsauerlandkreis^[4].
• Brilon is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Brilon's head of government is recorded as Christof Bartsch^[6].
• Brilon's image is recorded as Brilon Sauerland-Ost 317.jpg^[7].
• Brilon's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[8].
• Brilon's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[9].
• Brilon's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Brilon's instance of is recorded as Kneippkurort^[11].
• Brilon's flag image is recorded as Banner Brilon.svg^[12].
• Brilon's shares border with is recorded as Marsberg^[13].
• Brilon's shares border with is recorded as Bad Wünnenberg^[14].
• Brilon's shares border with is recorded as Büren^[15].
• Brilon's shares border with is recorded as Rüthen^[16].
• Brilon's shares border with is recorded as Olsberg^[17].
• Brilon's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Brilon COA.svg^[18].
• Brilon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hesdin^[19].
• Brilon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heusden-Zolder^[20].
• Brilon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Thurso^[21].
• Brilon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buckow^[22].
• Brilon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159520554^[23].
• Brilon's GND ID is recorded as 4008277-5^[24].
• Brilon's locator map image is recorded as Brilon in HSK.svg^[25].
• Brilon's postal code is recorded as 59929^[26].
• Brilon's Commons category is recorded as Brilon^[27].

Body

Geography

Brilon is in the country of Germany^[5]. Brilon is located in Hochsauerlandkreis^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+228.95'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+229.16'}^[29]. Brilon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26232'}^[31], {'amount': '+25611'}^[32], {'amount': '+25501'}^[33], {'amount': '+24595'}^[34], {'amount': '+25417'}^[35], and {'amount': '+25303'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town^[8], Hanseatic city^[9], urban municipality in Germany^[10], and Kneippkurort^[11].

Why It Matters

Brilon ranks in the top 0.83% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #1 of 120).^[2] Brilon has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Brilon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]