Lincoln

cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, UK
City city Q180057
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Lincoln

Summary

Lincoln is a city[1]. Lincoln ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,580 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln[3].
  • Lincoln is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as city[5].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as county town[6].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Lindum Colonia is named after Lincoln[8].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Neustadt an der Weinstraße[9].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port Lincoln[10].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangshan[11].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radomsko[12].
  • Lincoln's legislative body is recorded as City of Lincoln Council[13].
  • Lincoln's postal code is recorded as LN1-LN6[14].
  • Lincoln's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln, England[15].
  • Lincoln's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[16].
  • Lincoln's local dialing code is recorded as 01522[17].
  • Lincoln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.25, 'lon': -0.55}[18].
  • Lincoln's significant event is recorded as Siege of Lincoln[19].
  • Lincoln's official website is recorded as http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/[20].
  • Lincoln's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈlɪŋkən[21].
  • Lincoln's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lincoln, England[22].
  • Lincoln's Commons gallery is recorded as Lincoln[23].
  • Lincoln has a population of {'amount': '+100160'}[24].
  • Lincoln has a population of {'amount': '+97541'}[25].
  • Lincoln's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Lincoln's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27].

Body

Geography

Lincoln is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Lincoln is located in Lincoln[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lincoln covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.69'}[28]. Lincoln sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+100160'}[24] and {'amount': '+97541'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[5], county town[6], and big city[7].

History and Context

Lindum Colonia is named after Lincoln[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[30], an aircraft family[31]; Port Lincoln[32], a town[33], in Australia[34]; Lincoln[35], a New England town[36], in United States[37], founded in 1650[38]; Lincoln County[39], a county of Maine[40], in United States[41], founded in 1760[42]; Lincoln Central railway station[43], a railway station[44], in United Kingdom[45]; and Lincoln United F.C.[46], an association football club[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1938[49].

Why It Matters

Lincoln ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,580 views/month).[2] Lincoln has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Lincoln is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[30], an aircraft family[31]; Port Lincoln[32], a town[33], in Australia[34]; Lincoln[35], a New England town[36], in United States[37], founded in 1650[38]; Lincoln County[39], a county of Maine[40], in United States[41], founded in 1760[42]; Lincoln Central railway station[43], a railway station[44], in United Kingdom[45]; and Lincoln United F.C.[46], an association football club[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1938[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id 2644487
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    Library of congress authority id n50057360
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