Eskilstuna

urban area in Eskilstuna Municipality, Sweden
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Summary

Eskilstuna is a chef-lieu[1]. Eskilstuna draws 1,075 Wikipedia views per month (chef lieu category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Eurotowns network[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Eskilstuna Municipality[4], Södermanland[5]
  • Country: Sweden[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Eskilstunaån[7]
  • Instance of: urban area in Sweden[8]
  • Named after: Saint Eskil[9]
  • Postal code: 630 03 - 638 21[10]
  • Commons category: Eskilstuna[11]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[12], UTC+02:00[13]
  • Local dialing code: 016-710[14]
  • Official website: https://www.eskilstuna.se/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eskilstuna[16]
  • Commons gallery: Eskilstuna[17]
  • Population: 53,936[18], 59,038[19], 68,596[20], 68,429[21], 69,005[22], 69,816[23], 70,261[24], 67,359[25], 70,729[26], 70,342[27], 69,948[28], 70,646[29]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[33]
  • Capital of: Eskilstuna Municipality[34]
  • Official name: Eskilstuna[35]
  • Category for people born here: Q8080270[36]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Eskilstuna[37]
  • Native label: Eskilstuna[38]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Eskilstuna[39]
  • Elevation above sea level: 26 m[40]
  • Area: 2980 ha[41], 2992 ha[42], 2919 ha[43], 2987 ha[44]
  • KML file: Q26711470[45]

Why It Matters

Eskilstuna has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Eskilstuna is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Census 1960. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Population and housing census in 1965. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Population and Housing Census 1970, Part 2. Population in localities. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q73827488. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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    Member of → —
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    Capital of → Eskilstuna Municipality
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
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