Paderborn

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place urban_municipality_in_germany Q2971
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Paderborn

Summary

Paderborn is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Paderborn ranks in the top 1% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paderborn was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Paderborn was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[4].
  • Paderborn is located in Paderborn District[5].
  • Paderborn is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Paderborn's head of government is recorded as Q136509412[7].
  • Paderborn's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Paderborn's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Paderborn's instance of is recorded as large district town[10].
  • Paderborn's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[11].
  • Paderborn's instance of is recorded as district capital[12].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Hövelhof[13].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Bad Lippspringe[14].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Altenbeken[15].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Lichtenau[16].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Borchen[17].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Salzkotten[18].
  • Paderborn's shares border with is recorded as Delbrück[19].
  • Pader is named after Paderborn[20].
  • Paderquellen is named after Paderborn[21].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Mans[22].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bolton[23].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belleville[24].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pamplona[25].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Przemyśl[26].
  • Paderborn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Debrecen[27].

Body

Geography

Paderborn is in the country of Germany[6]. Paderborn is located in Paderborn District[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+145176'}[28], {'amount': '+148126'}[29], {'amount': '+148677'}[30], {'amount': '+149075'}[31], {'amount': '+103705'}[32], and {'amount': '+150580'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany[8], big city[9], large district town[10], Hanseatic city[11], and district capital[12].

History and Context

Things named after include Pader[20], a river[34], in Germany[35] and Paderquellen[21], a spring[36], in Germany[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Paderborn include University of Paderborn[38], a public university[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1972[41] and Paderborn District[42], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1975[45].

Why It Matters

Paderborn ranks in the top 1% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2] Paderborn has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

Entities named for Paderborn include University of Paderborn[38], a public university[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1972[41] and Paderborn District[42], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1975[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . www1.wdr.de. Retrieved . www1.wdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . paderborn.de. paderborn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . it.nrw.de. it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . destatis.de. destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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