Soest

Summary

Soest is a district capital^[1]. Soest draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #17 of 45).^[2]

Key Facts

• Soest was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[3].
• Soest was a member of Lippeverband^[4].
• Soest was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Soest is located in Soest^[6].
• Soest is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Soest's head of government is recorded as Eckhard Ruthemeyer^[8].
• Soest's head of government is recorded as Marcus Schiffer^[9].
• Soest's image is recorded as Soest Markt 2005.jpg^[10].
• Soest's image is recorded as Soest-Grosser-Teich-IMG 0711.JPG^[11].
• Soest's instance of is recorded as district capital^[12].
• Soest's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[13].
• Soest's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[14].
• Soest's flag image is recorded as Flagge der Stadt Soest.svg^[15].
• Soest's shares border with is recorded as Ense^[16].
• Soest's shares border with is recorded as Lippetal^[17].
• Soest's shares border with is recorded as Welver^[18].
• Soest's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Soest COA.svg^[19].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kampen^[20].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Herzberg (Elster)^[21].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bangor^[22].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guérard^[23].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mishawaka^[24].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sárospatak^[25].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Soest^[26].
• Soest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Region Gotland^[27].

Body

Geography

Soest is in the country of Germany^[7]. Soest is located in Soest^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+47974'}^[28], {'amount': '+47376'}^[29], {'amount': '+40308'}^[30], {'amount': '+47460'}^[31], {'amount': '+47929'}^[32], and {'amount': '+48607'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital^[12], medium-sized district town^[13], and urban municipality in Germany^[14].

History and Context

+1449-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Soest^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Soest include Soest^[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[36], in Germany^[37].

Why It Matters

Soest draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #17 of 45).^[2] Soest has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Soest is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Soest include Soest^[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[36], in Germany^[37].