Helsingborg

town and seat of Helsingborg Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden
Place urban_area_in_sweden Q25411
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Helsingborg

Summary

Helsingborg is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Helsingborg ranks in the top 0.68% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,529 views/month, #10 of 1,464).[2]

Key Facts

  • Helsingborg was a member of League of Historical Cities[3].
  • Helsingborg is located in Helsingborg Municipality[4].
  • Helsingborg is located in Helsingborgs Maria[5].
  • Helsingborg is located in Helsingborgs Gustav Adolf[6].
  • Helsingborg is located in Filborna[7].
  • Helsingborg is located in Raus[8].
  • Helsingborg is located in Kropp[9].
  • Helsingborg is in the country of Sweden[10].
  • Helsingborg's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[11].
  • Helsingborg's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Helsingborg's instance of is recorded as border city[13].
  • Helsingborg's instance of is recorded as port city[14].
  • Helsingborg's official language is recorded as Swedish[15].
  • Helsingborg's shares border with is recorded as Höganäs[16].
  • Helsingborg's postal code is recorded as 25X XX[17].
  • Helsingborg's Commons category is recorded as Helsingborg[18].
  • Helsingborg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[19].
  • Helsingborg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[20].
  • Helsingborg's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time[21].
  • Helsingborg's local dialing code is recorded as 042[22].
  • 1085 marks the founding of Helsingborg[23].
  • Helsingborg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.042411686174, 'lon': 12.720996359515}[24].
  • Helsingborg's significant event is recorded as Siege of Helsingborg[25].
  • Helsingborg's official website is recorded as https://helsingborg.se[26].
  • Helsingborg's IPA transcription is recorded as [hɛlsɪŋˈbɔrj][27].

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Geography

Helsingborg is in the country of Sweden[10]. Located in include Helsingborg Municipality[4], a municipality of Sweden[28], in Sweden[29], founded in 1971[30]; Helsingborgs Maria[5], a registration district in Sweden[31], in Sweden[32], founded in 2016[33]; Helsingborgs Gustav Adolf[6], a registration district in Sweden[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 2016[36]; Filborna[7], a registration district in Sweden[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 2016[39]; Raus[8], a registration district in Sweden[40], in Sweden[41], founded in 2016[42]; and Kropp[9], a registration district in Sweden[43], in Sweden[44], founded in 2016[45].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3841'}[46], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3734'}[47], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3957'}[48], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4103'}[49], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4095'}[50], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4171'}[51]. Helsingborg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}[52]. Population counts include {'amount': '+97122'}[53], {'amount': '+91457'}[54], {'amount': '+106338'}[55], {'amount': '+108334'}[56], {'amount': '+109869'}[57], and {'amount': '+110520'}[58].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden[11], big city[12], border city[13], and port city[14].

History and Context

1085 marks the founding of Helsingborg[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Helsingborg include HSwMS Helsingborg[59], a corvette[60] and Helsingborg Central Station[61], a central station[62], in Sweden[63], founded in 1991[64].

Why It Matters

Helsingborg ranks in the top 0.68% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,529 views/month, #10 of 1,464).[2] Helsingborg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Helsingborg is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Entities named for Helsingborg include HSwMS Helsingborg[59], a corvette[60] and Helsingborg Central Station[61], a central station[62], in Sweden[63], founded in 1991[64].

References

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  1. [10] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
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  26. [53] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  27. [54] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
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  29. [56] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  30. [57] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  31. [58] . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  32. [52] . geonames.org. geonames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [46] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  34. [47] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  35. [48] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  36. [49] . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  37. [50] . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  38. [51] . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [64] . 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. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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