Kiel
German city, capital of Schleswig-Holstein
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Summary
Kiel is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Kiel ranks in the top 0.23% of urban municipality in germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,254 views/month, #3 of 1,277).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Wendish cities[3], Climate Alliance[4], Mayors for Peace[5], Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein[6], Union of the Baltic Cities[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schleswig-Holstein[8]
- Country: Germany[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kiel Canal[10], Kieler Förde[11]
- Head of government: Ulf Kämpfer[12]
- Instance of: big city[13], Hanseatic city[14], urban district in Schleswig-Holstein[15], state capital in Germany[16], human settlement[17], major regional center[18]
- Shares border with: Rendsburg-Eckernförde[19], Plön District[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Vaasa[21], Brest[22], Coventry[23], Gdynia[24], Tallinn[25], Stralsund[26], Kaliningrad[27], Sovetsk[28], Samsun[29], Antakya[30], Moshi District[31], San Francisco[32], Aarhus[33]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kiel[34]
- Postal code: 24103–24159[35], 24159[36]
- Commons category: Kiel[37]
- Licence plate code: KI[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[39], UTC+02:00[40]
- Local dialing code: 0431[41]
- Archives at: Stadtarchiv Kiel[42]
- Inception: 1242[43]
- Highest point: Wohlersberg[44]
- Official website: https://www.kiel.de/[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kiel[46]
- Commons gallery: Kiel[47]
- Population: 243,148[48], 246,269[49], 10,833[50], 10,035[51], 7075[52], 5739[53], 5430[54], 5268[55], 4500[56], 3310[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kiel include Kiel-Holtenau airfield[58], a commercial airfield[59], in Germany[60], founded in 1914[61].
Why It Matters
Kiel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Kiel is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Kiel include Kiel-Holtenau airfield[58], a commercial airfield[59], in Germany[60], founded in 1914[61].