Erfurt
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Summary
Erfurt is a big city[1]. Erfurt draws 12,660 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #110 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Thuringia[3], Erfurt state[4], Principality of Erfurt[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Head of government: Andreas Horn[7]
- Instance of: major regional center[8], Lutherstadt[9], Hanseatic city[10], urban municipality in Germany[11], urban district of Thuringia[12], state capital in Germany[13]
- Shares border with: Weimarer Land[14], Ilm-Kreis[15], Gotha[16], Sömmerda[17]
- Named after: Gera[18], ford[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Alach[20], Altstadt[21], Andreasvorstadt[22], Azmannsdorf[23], Berliner Platz[24], Bindersleben[25], Bischleben[26], Brühlervorstadt[27], Büßleben[28], Daberstedt[29], Dittelstedt[30], Egstedt[31], Ermstedt[32], Frienstedt[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Győr[34], Vilnius[35], Kalisz[36], Mainz[37], Lille[38], Shawnee[39], San Miguel de Tucumán[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Erfurt include Erfurt-Weimar Airport[41], a commercial airport[42], in Germany[43]; Erfurt[44], a corvette[45]; Erfurter Bahn[46], a railway infrastructure manager[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1912[49]; and Erfurt Program[50], a party platform[51].
Why It Matters
Erfurt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Erfurt is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Erfurt include Erfurt-Weimar Airport[41], a commercial airport[42], in Germany[43]; Erfurt[44], a corvette[45]; Erfurter Bahn[46], a railway infrastructure manager[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1912[49]; and Erfurt Program[50], a party platform[51].