Horsens
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Summary
Horsens is a city[1]. Horsens ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,026 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Horsens Municipality[3]
- Country: Denmark[4]
- Head of government: Peter Sørensen[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Nokia[6], Blönduós[7], Moss Municipality[8], Karlstad Municipality[9], Chengdu[10]
- Postal code: 8700[11]
- Commons category: Horsens[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
- Local dialing code: 7[15]
- Inception: 1200[16]
- Official website: http://www.horsens.dk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Horsens[18]
- Population: 57,517[19], 59,449[20], 64,418[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Trap Danmark (3rd ed.)[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Trap Danmark (5th ed.)[27]
- Capital of: Horsens Municipality[28]
- Official name: Horsens[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Horsens[30]
- Native label: Horsens[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Horsens[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 m[33]
- Area: 189 km²[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Horsens include Horsens Municipality[36], a municipality of Denmark[37], in Denmark[38], founded in 2007[39]; Horsens Fjord[40], a fjord[41], in Denmark[42]; and Horsens station[43], a railway station[44], in Denmark[45].
Why It Matters
Horsens has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Horsens is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Horsens include Horsens Municipality[36], a municipality of Denmark[37], in Denmark[38], founded in 2007[39]; Horsens Fjord[40], a fjord[41], in Denmark[42]; and Horsens station[43], a railway station[44], in Denmark[45].