Debrecen

city in Hungary
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Debrecen

Summary

Debrecen is a city with county rights[1]. Debrecen draws 697 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_county_rights category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Debrecen received the European City of the Reformation[3].
  • Debrecen is located in Debrecen District[4].
  • Debrecen is in the country of Hungary[5].
  • Debrecen's head of government is recorded as László Papp[6].
  • Debrecen's image is recorded as Facade of Great Protestant Church of Debrecen.jpg[7].
  • Debrecen's instance of is recorded as city with county rights[8].
  • Debrecen's instance of is recorded as town in Hungary[9].
  • Debrecen's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Debrecen's official language is recorded as Hungarian[11].
  • Debrecen's flag image is recorded as Flag of Debrecen.svg[12].
  • Debrecen's shares border with is recorded as Monostorpályi[13].
  • Debrecen's shares border with is recorded as Hosszúpályi[14].
  • Debrecen's coat of arms image is recorded as Coa Hungary Town Debrecen.svg[15].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valea lui Mihai[16].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oradea[17].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paderborn[18].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda[19].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Setúbal[20].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cattolica[21].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lublin[22].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Brunswick[23].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shumen[24].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Syktyvkar[25].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taitung City[26].
  • Debrecen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jyväskylä[27].

Body

Geography

Debrecen is in the country of Hungary[5]. Debrecen is located in Debrecen District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+204333'}[28], {'amount': '+203914'}[29], {'amount': '+200974'}[30], {'amount': '+199858'}[31], {'amount': '+201582'}[32], and {'amount': '+218000'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city with county rights[8], town in Hungary[9], and big city[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Debrecen include Debrecen International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Hungary[36] and University of Debrecen[37], a university[38], in Hungary[39], founded in 1538[40].

Why It Matters

Debrecen draws 697 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_county_rights category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] Debrecen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Debrecen is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Debrecen include Debrecen International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Hungary[36] and University of Debrecen[37], a university[38], in Hungary[39], founded in 1538[40].

FAQs

What awards did Debrecen receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . portal.debrecen.hu. portal.debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . portal.debrecen.hu. portal.debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . debrecen.hu. debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . portal.debrecen.hu. portal.debrecen.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu. nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Great dictionary of geographical names. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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