Brzeg
city in Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland
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Summary
Brzeg is an urban municipality of Poland[1]. Brzeg ranks in the top 7% of urban municipality of poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brzeg County[3]
- Country: Poland[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Named after: bank[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Beroun[7], Bourg-en-Bresse[8], Goslar[9], Eckernförde[10]
- Postal code: 49-300[11]
- Commons category: Brzeg[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
- Official website: http://www.brzeg.pl[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brzeg[16]
- Commons gallery: Brzeg[17]
- Population: 36,541[18], 35,890[19], 34,492[20]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28]
- Capital of: Brzeg (gmina)[29], Brzeg County[30], Duchy of Brzeg[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Brzeg[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Brzeg[33]
- Female population: 18,102[34]
- Male population: 16,390[35]
- Demonym: brzeżanin[36], brzeżanka[37]
- Category for people buried here: Q29052258[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Brzeg[39]
- Different from: Brzeg[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 150 m[41]
- Area: 16.0 km²[42]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Brzeg[43]
Why It Matters
Brzeg has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Brzeg is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]