Wilhelmshaven
city in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Summary
Wilhelmshaven is a major regional center[1]. Wilhelmshaven draws 6,493 Wikipedia views per month (major regional center category, ranking #4 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Niedersächsischer Städtetag[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lower Saxony[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Innenjade[7], Jade Bight[8], Lake Bant[9], Ems-Jade-Kanal[10], Maade[11]
- Head of government: Carsten Feist[12], Eva Maria Haarmann[13]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[14], urban district of Lower Saxony[15], Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[16]
- Shares border with: Friesland[17], Wangerland[18], Sande[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bant[20], Ebkeriege[21], Heppens[22], Siebethsburg[23], Rüstringer Stadtpark[24], Neuengroden[25], Altengroden[26], Rüstersiel[27], Neuende[28], Schaar[29], Aldenburg[30], Maadebogen[31], Langewerth[32], Himmelreich/Coldewei[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Norfolk, Virginia[34], Vichy[35], Dunfermline[36], Bad Harzburg[37], Bydgoszcz[38], Bromberg[39], Logroño[40], Qingdao[41]
- Legislative body: Q132739275[42]
- Postal code: 26384[43], 26389[44], 26386[45], 26388[46], 26382[47]
- Part of: Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region[48]
- Commons category: Wilhelmshaven[49]
- Licence plate code: WHV[50]
- Said to be the same as: Wilhelmshaven[51]
- Local dialing code: 04421 • 04423 • 04425[52]
- Archives at: Stadtarchiv Wilhelmshaven[53]
- Inception: 1869[54]
- Coordinate location: 53.52861111111111, 8.105555555555556[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wilhelmshaven include Wilhelmshaven “JadeWeserAirport”[56], a commercial airfield[57], in Germany[58].
Why It Matters
Wilhelmshaven has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Wilhelmshaven is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Wilhelmshaven include Wilhelmshaven “JadeWeserAirport”[56], a commercial airfield[57], in Germany[58].