Hertfordshire
non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in England
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Summary
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Hertfordshire draws 10,589 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #8 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East of England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: non-metropolitan county[5]
- Capital: Hertford[6]
- Shares border with: Bedfordshire[7], Buckinghamshire[8], Cambridgeshire[9], Essex[10], Greater London[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Dacorum[12], Three Rivers[13], Watford[14], Hertsmere[15], Welwyn Hatfield[16], Broxbourne[17], St Albans[18], East Hertfordshire[19], North Hertfordshire[20], Stevenage[21]
- Legislative body: council of Hertfordshire County Council[22]
- Commons category: Hertfordshire[23]
- Said to be the same as: Hertfordshire[24]
- Authority: Hertfordshire County Council[25]
- Official website: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hertfordshire[27]
- Population: 1,184,365[28], 1,195,672[29], 1,129,100[30], 1,204,588[31]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Official name: Hertfordshire[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hertfordshire[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hertfordshire[39]
- Native label: Hertfordshire[40]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Hertfordshire[41]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Hertfordshire[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hertfordshire[43]
- Different from: Hertfordshire[44]
- Area: 1643.0648 km²[45]
- History of topic: history of Hertfordshire[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hertfordshire include Hartford County[47], a county of Connecticut[48], in United States[49], founded in 1666[50].
Why It Matters
Hertfordshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Hertfordshire is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Hertfordshire include Hartford County[47], a county of Connecticut[48], in United States[49], founded in 1666[50].