Lincoln
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Summary
Lincoln is a city[1]. Lincoln ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,253 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lincoln[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: county town[5], big city[6]
- Named after: Lindum Colonia[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Neustadt an der Weinstraße[8], Port Lincoln[9], Tangshan[10], Radomsko[11]
- Legislative body: City of Lincoln Council[12]
- Postal code: LN1-LN6[13]
- Commons category: Lincoln, England[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[15]
- Local dialing code: 01522[16]
- Significant event: Siege of Lincoln[17]
- Official website: http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/[18]
- IPA transcription: ˈlɪŋkən[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lincoln, England[20]
- Commons gallery: Lincoln[21]
- Population: 100,160[22], 97,541[23]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[31], New International Encyclopedia[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33]
- Capital of: Lincolnshire[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lincoln, England[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lincoln, England[36]
- Category for people buried here: Q46229103[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lincoln, England[38]
- Owner of: Lincoln Transport Hub[39]
- Different from: Lincoln[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 31 m[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Lincoln covers an area of 35.69 km²[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[43], an aircraft family[44]; Port Lincoln[45], a town[46], in Australia[47]; Lincoln County[48], a county of Maine[49], in United States[50], founded in 1760[51]; Lincoln[52], a New England town[53], in United States[54], founded in 1650[55]; Lincoln United F.C.[56], an association football club[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1938[59]; and Lincoln Central railway station[60], a railway station[61], in United Kingdom[62].
Why It Matters
Lincoln has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Lincoln is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[43], an aircraft family[44]; Port Lincoln[45], a town[46], in Australia[47]; Lincoln County[48], a county of Maine[49], in United States[50], founded in 1760[51]; Lincoln[52], a New England town[53], in United States[54], founded in 1650[55]; Lincoln United F.C.[56], an association football club[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1938[59]; and Lincoln Central railway station[60], a railway station[61], in United Kingdom[62].