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Weißenburg in Bayern

city in Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Summary

Weißenburg in Bayern is a Greater district town[1]. It draws 1,492 Wikipedia views per month (greater district town category, ranking #29 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Bayerischer Städtetag[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen[4]
  • Country: Germany[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Schwäbische Rezat[6], Fossa Carolina[7]
  • Instance of: district capital[8], urban municipality in Germany[9]
  • Shares border with: Ellingen[10], Höttingen[11], Ettenstatt[12], Burgsalach[13], Raitenbuch[14], Schernfeld[15], Pappenheim[16], Treuchtlingen[17], Alesheim[18], Bergen[19]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Dettenheim[20], Emetzheim[21], Gänswirthshaus[22], Haardt[23], Hagenbuch[24], Hammermühle[25], Hattenhof[26], Heuberg[27], Holzingen[28], Kattenhochstatt[29], Kehl[30], Laubenthal[31], Markhof[32], Niederhofen[33]
  • Followed by: Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen[34]
  • Twinned administrative body: Valka[35]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Weißenburg in Bayern[36]
  • Postal code: 91781[37]
  • Part of: Stimmkreis Ansbach-Süd[38]
  • Commons category: Weißenburg in Bayern[39]
  • Licence plate code: WUG[40]
  • Local dialing code: 09141[41]
  • Archives at: Stadtarchiv Weißenburg i. Bay.[42]
  • Inception: 1296[43]
  • Highest point: Laubbichel[44]
  • Coordinate location: 49.030555555556, 10.971944444444[45]
  • Located on street: Bundesstraße 2[46], Bundesstraße 13[47]
  • Official website: https://www.weissenburg.de/[48]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Weißenburg in Bayern[49]
  • Commons gallery: Weißenburg in Bayern[50]
  • Population: 17,445[51], 17,976[52], 18,076[53], 13,807[54]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Weißenburg in Bayern include Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen[55], a District of Bavaria[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1972[58].

Why It Matters

Weißenburg in Bayern has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for it include Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen[55], a District of Bavaria[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1972[58].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [58] ↑ . 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. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+17445'}, {'amount': '+17976'}, {'amount': '+18076'} +15
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+17445'}, {'amount': '+17976'}, {'amount': '+18076'} +15
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  4. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Weißenburg in Bayern
    Located in or next to body of water → Schwäbische Rezat, Fossa Carolina
    Located in → —
    Capital of → Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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