Erlangen

city in Bavaria, Germany
Place big_city Q3126
Erlangen
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Summary

Erlangen is a big city[1]. Erlangen draws 9,057 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #148 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Mayors for Peace[4], Bayerischer Städtetag[5], Working Group of Bicycle-Friendly Municipalities in Bavaria[6]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Middle Franconia[7]
  • Country: Germany[8]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Regnitz[9], Schwabach[10], Aurach[11]
  • Head of government: Florian Janik[12]
  • Instance of: major regional center[13], urban municipality in Germany[14], urban district of Bavaria[15], district capital[16], Option municipality[17]
  • Shares border with: Erlangen-Höchstadt[18], Nuremberg[19], Fürth[20], Möhrendorf[21]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Alterlangen[22], Burgberg[23], Bruck[24], Dechsendorf[25], Büchenbach[26], Eltersdorf[27], Frauenaurach[28], Häusling[29], Hüttendorf[30], Kosbach[31], Kriegenbrunn[32], Neuses[33], Röthelheimpark[34], Sieglitzhof[35]
  • Twinned administrative body: Rennes[36], Vladimir[37], Jena[38], Stoke-on-Trent[39], Beşiktaş[40], Riverside[41], Eskilstuna Municipality[42], Enköping Municipality[43], Bolzano[44]
  • Postal code: 91052[45], 91053[46], 91054[47], 91055[48], 91056[49], 91057[50], 91058[51], 91001[52]
  • Part of: Nuremberg Metropolitan Region[53], Stimmkreis Erlangen-Stadt[54]
  • Commons category: Erlangen[55]
  • Licence plate code: ER[56]
  • Local dialing code: 09131[57], 0911[58], 09135[59], 09132[60]
  • Inception: 1002[61]

Why It Matters

Erlangen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Erlangen is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+105412'}, {'amount': '+100000'}, {'amount': '+460'} +21
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 85139
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+105412'}, {'amount': '+100000'}, {'amount': '+460'} +21
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  4. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 18w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Latin place names id → e/erlangae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Latin place names id: e/erlangae, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293215381|Erlangae (#293215381)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7983|Latin Place Names]"
  6. 21w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → erlangen.de
    Youtube channel id → UCOMt00sy3pDkm4ibERV2i9g
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Stadt Erlangen, update youtube data ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/e22849b6f6ff|details]])"
  7. 22w ago · Eduard47 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nomisma id → erlangen
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Erlangen
    Member of → Climate Alliance, Mayors for Peace, Bayerischer Städtetag +1
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 49.5925, 'longitude': 11.005}
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Facebook username: Stadtverwaltung.Erlangen"
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