Limerick

city in Ireland in the province of Munster
City city Q133315
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Limerick

Summary

Limerick is a city[1]. Limerick ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Limerick is located in County Limerick[3].
  • Limerick is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Limerick is on the body of water River Shannon[5].
  • Limerick's image is recorded as King John's Castle Limerick (13th century).JPG[6].
  • Limerick's image is recorded as Limerick1.JPG[7].
  • Limerick's instance of is recorded as city[8].
  • Limerick's instance of is recorded as administrative city in the Republic of Ireland[9].
  • Limerick's flag image is recorded as Flag of the counties of Fermanagh and Limerick.svg[10].
  • Limerick's coat of arms image is recorded as IRL COA Limerick.svg[11].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quimper[12].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cloppenburg[13].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spokane[14].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Brunswick[15].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kansas City[16].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Clara[17].
  • Limerick's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hohenlohe[18].
  • Limerick's legislative body is recorded as legislative body of Limerick City and County Council[19].
  • Limerick's executive body is recorded as office of the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick[20].
  • Limerick's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132560769[21].
  • Limerick's GND ID is recorded as 4304319-7[22].
  • Limerick's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83068815[23].
  • Limerick's IdRef ID is recorded as 027734536[24].
  • Limerick's Commons category is recorded as Limerick[25].
  • Limerick's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14043380[26].
  • Limerick's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[27].

Body

Geography

Limerick is in the country of Ireland[4]. Limerick is located in County Limerick[3]. Limerick is on the body of water River Shannon[5].

Physical Characteristics

Limerick's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.79'}[28]. Limerick's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56779'}[30], {'amount': '+58319'}[31], and {'amount': '+62702'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[8] and administrative city in the Republic of Ireland[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Limerick include limerick[33], a poetry genre[34].

Why It Matters

Limerick ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2] Limerick has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Limerick is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Limerick include limerick[33], a poetry genre[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . newbrunswicksistercities.org. newbrunswicksistercities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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