Norwich
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Summary
Norwich is a city[1]. Norwich ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,571 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], League of Historical Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Norwich[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: county town[7], big city[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Novi Sad[10], Koblenz[11], Rouen[12]
- Postal code: NR1–NR16[13]
- Commons category: Norwich[14]
- Located in time zone: Greenwich Mean Time[15]
- Local dialing code: 1603[16]
- Inception: 1004[17]
- Official website: https://www.norwich.gov.uk/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norwich[19]
- Commons gallery: Norwich[20]
- Population: 213,166[21], 195,971[22]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The American Cyclopædia[27], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29]
- Capital of: Norfolk[30], Norwich[31]
- Official name: Norwich[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Norwich[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Norwich[34]
- Native label: Norwich[35]
- Category for people buried here: Q113129526[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Norwich[37]
- Different from: Norwich[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 15 m[39]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 39.02 km²[40] and 52.6 km²[41].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Norwich include Norwich[42], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1659[45]; Norwich International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in United Kingdom[48]; and Norwich railway station[49], a railway station[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1886[52].
Why It Matters
Norwich has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Norwich is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Norwich include Norwich[42], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1659[45]; Norwich International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in United Kingdom[48]; and Norwich railway station[49], a railway station[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1886[52].