Lichtenfels

district in Bavaria, Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_bavaria Q10442
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Lichtenfels

Summary

Lichtenfels is a District of Bavaria[1]. Lichtenfels draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_bavaria category, ranking #23 of 70).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lichtenfels was a member of Q65246909[3].
  • Lichtenfels is located in Upper Franconia[4].
  • Lichtenfels is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Lichtenfels's head of government is recorded as Christian Meißner[6].
  • Lichtenfels's instance of is recorded as District of Bavaria[7].
  • Lichtenfels's capital is recorded as Lichtenfels[8].
  • Lichtenfels's shares border with is recorded as Coburg[9].
  • Lichtenfels's shares border with is recorded as Bamberg Rural District[10].
  • Lichtenfels's shares border with is recorded as Bayreuth[11].
  • Lichtenfels's shares border with is recorded as Kulmbach[12].
  • Lichtenfels's shares border with is recorded as Kronach[13].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Redwitz an der Rodach[14].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Michelau in Oberfranken[15].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hochstadt am Main[16].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altenkunstadt[17].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Marktzeuln[18].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Marktgraitz[19].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ebensfeld[20].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Weismain[21].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lichtenfels[22].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Burgkunstadt[23].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bad Staffelstein[24].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Breitengüßbacher Forst[25].
  • Lichtenfels's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Neuensorger Forst[26].
  • Lichtenfels's Commons category is recorded as Landkreis Lichtenfels[27].

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Geography

Lichtenfels is in the country of Germany[5]. Lichtenfels is located in Upper Franconia[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+67863'}[28], {'amount': '+65602'}[29], {'amount': '+53023'}[30], {'amount': '+55509'}[31], {'amount': '+19340'}[32], and {'amount': '+32926'}[33].

Designation and Status

Lichtenfels's instance of is recorded as District of Bavaria[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1939 marks the founding of Lichtenfels[34].

Why It Matters

Lichtenfels draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_bavaria category, ranking #23 of 70).[2] Lichtenfels has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Lichtenfels is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Redwitz an der Rodach, Michelau in Oberfranken, Hochstadt am Main +10
    Instance of → District of Bavaria
    Member of → —
    Area → {'amount': '+552.00'}, {'amount': '+36864.6'}, {'amount': '+36865.4'} +4
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53411|batch #53411]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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