Lüdenscheid
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Summary
Lüdenscheid is a large district town[1]. Lüdenscheid draws 2,280 Wikipedia views per month (large district town category, ranking #10 of 30).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Märkischer Kreis[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Head of government: Sebastian Wagemeyer[7]
- Instance of: Hanseatic city[8], urban municipality in Germany[9], district capital[10]
- Shares border with: Kierspe[11], Halver[12], Schalksmühle[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Den Helder[14], Leuven[15], Myślenice[16], Romilly-sur-Seine[17], Taganrog[18]
- Postal code: 58507–58515[19]
- Commons category: Lüdenscheid[20]
- Licence plate code: MK[21]
- Local dialing code: 02351[22]
- Archives at: Stadtarchiv Lüdenscheid[23]
- Coordinate location: 51.21977, 7.6273[24]
- Official website: https://www.luedenscheid.de/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lüdenscheid[26]
- Commons gallery: Lüdenscheid[27]
- Population: 72,894[28], 76,213[29], 72,611[30], 71,230[31], 71,865[32], 71,463[33], 71,212[34], 70,810[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38]
- Capital of: Märkischer Kreis[39]
- List of monuments: list of architectural heritage monuments in Lüdenscheid[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lüdenscheid[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lüdenscheid[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lüdenscheid[43]
- Short name: Lued[44]
- Elevation above sea level: 423[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 86.73[46] and 87.02[47].
Why It Matters
Lüdenscheid has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Lüdenscheid is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]