Gifhorn

town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Gifhorn

Summary

Gifhorn is an independent community[1]. Gifhorn draws 751 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #12 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gifhorn is located in Gifhorn[3].
  • Gifhorn is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Gifhorn is on the body of water Aller[5].
  • Gifhorn's head of government is recorded as Matthias Nerlich[6].
  • Gifhorn's head of government is recorded as Q141604463[7].
  • Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as independent community[8].
  • Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[9].
  • Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[11].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Sassenburg[12].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Isenbüttel[13].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Meinersen[14].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Wesendorf[15].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Müden (Aller)[16].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Isenbüttel[17].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Ribbesbüttel[18].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Wagenhoff[19].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Leiferde[20].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick Land[21].
  • Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xanthi[22].
  • Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gardelegen[23].
  • Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi[24].
  • Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dumfries[25].
  • Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hallsberg Municipality[26].
  • Gifhorn's postal code is recorded as 38518[27].

Body

Geography

Gifhorn is in the country of Germany[4]. Gifhorn is located in Gifhorn[3]. Gifhorn is on the body of water Aller[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+104.86'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105.39'}[29]. Gifhorn sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+53'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+41518'}[31], {'amount': '+42019'}[32], {'amount': '+42239'}[33], {'amount': '+42519'}[34], {'amount': '+42993'}[35], and {'amount': '+43625'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent community[8], urban municipality in Germany[9], district capital[10], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn[37], a district of Lower Saxony[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1885[40].

Why It Matters

Gifhorn draws 751 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #12 of 43).[2] Gifhorn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Gifhorn is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn[37], a district of Lower Saxony[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1885[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . landkreis-gifhorn.de. Retrieved . landkreis-gifhorn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [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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  1. 6d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Matthias Nerlich, Q141604463
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en',
    Sitelink count → 58
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+41518'}, {'amount': '+42019'}, {'amount': '+42239'} +6
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+41518'}, {'amount': '+42019'}, {'amount': '+42239'} +6
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  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 20w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dewey decimal classification → 2--435978
    Coordinates → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.488611111111, 'lon': 10.546388888889}
    Twinned administrative body → Xanthi, Gardelegen, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi +2
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Gifhorn, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779096159559"
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