Freiburg im Breisgau
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Summary
Freiburg im Breisgau is a big city[1]. It draws 20,242 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #53 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Zweckverband 4IT[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Freiburg Government Region[5], South Badenia Government Region[6], Stadtamt Freiburg[7], Oberamt Breisgau[8]
- Country: Germany[9], French occupation zone in Germany[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Dreisam[11]
- Head of government: Martin Horn[12]
- Instance of: college town[13], City district in Baden-Württemberg[14], urban municipality in Germany[15], district capital[16], spa town[17], major regional center[18]
- Shares border with: Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald[19], Emmendingen[20]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Altstadt[21], Neuburg[22], Herdern[23], Zähringen[24], Brühl[25], Hochdorf[26], Waldsee[27], Littenweiler[28], Ebnet[29], Kappel[30], Oberau[31], Wiehre[32], Günterstal[33], Stühlinger[34]
- Twinned administrative body: Besançon[35], Innsbruck[36], Padua[37], Guildford[38], Madison[39], Matsuyama[40], Lviv[41], Granada[42], Isfahan[43], Wiwilí de Jinotega[44], Jiaozuo[45]
- Postal code: 79098–79117[46]
- Part of: Freiburg Government Region[47], Upper Rhine Trinational Metropolitan Region[48]
- Commons category: Freiburg im Breisgau[49]
- Licence plate code: FR[50]
- Patron saint: Saint George[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Freiburg im Breisgau include EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg[52], an international airport[53], in France[54], founded in 1946[55]; Freiburg Government Region[56], a government region of Baden-Württemberg[57], in Germany[58], founded in 1972[59]; Freiburg airfield[60], a commercial airfield[61], in Germany[62]; and Freiburg Regional Council[63], an organization[64], in Germany[65], founded in 1973[66].
Why It Matters
Freiburg im Breisgau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for it include EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg[52], an international airport[53], in France[54], founded in 1946[55]; Freiburg Government Region[56], a government region of Baden-Württemberg[57], in Germany[58], founded in 1972[59]; Freiburg airfield[60], a commercial airfield[61], in Germany[62]; and Freiburg Regional Council[63], an organization[64], in Germany[65], founded in 1973[66].