York
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Summary
York is a county town[1]. York draws 20,072 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #3 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of York[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Ouse[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], unparished area[7], city[8]
- Named after: Taxus[9]
- Follows: Eboracum[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Dijon[11], Münster[12], Nanjing[13]
- Postal code: YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32[14]
- Commons category: York, England[15]
- Local dialing code: 01904[16]
- Inception: 71[17]
- OS grid reference: SE603517[18]
- Coordinate location: 53.95, -1.0833333333333[19]
- Official website: https://www.york.gov.uk/[20]
- IPA transcription: jɔːk[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:York[22]
- Commons gallery: York[23]
- Population: 181,131[24], 198,051[25], 208,400[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33], Pauly–Wissowa[34]
- Capital of: Kingdom of Deira[35], Yorkshire[36], City of York[37]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[38]
- Official name: York[39]
- Motto text: Let the Banner of York Fly High[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in York[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in York[42]
Body
Physical Characteristics
York covers an area of 271.94[43]. York sits at an elevation of 25[44].
Cultural Significance
Things named for York include New York City[45], a global city[46], in United States[47], founded in 1624[48]; York City F.C.[49], an association football club[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1922[52], headquartered in Huntington[53]; Duke of York[54], a title of nobility in the United Kingdom[55], in Kingdom of England[56]; Margaret Clitherow[57], a housewife[58], 1555–1586[59], of Kingdom of England[60]; York County[61], a county of Pennsylvania[62], in United States[63], founded in 1749[64], headquartered in York[65]; York railway station[66], a railway station[67], in United Kingdom[68]; HMS York[69]; and York[70].
Why It Matters
York has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] York is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for York include New York City[45], a global city[46], in United States[47], founded in 1624[48]; York City F.C.[49], an association football club[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1922[52], headquartered in Huntington[53]; Duke of York[54], a title of nobility in the United Kingdom[55], in Kingdom of England[56]; Margaret Clitherow[57], a housewife[58], 1555–1586[59], of Kingdom of England[60]; York County[61], a county of Pennsylvania[62], in United States[63], founded in 1749[64], headquartered in York[65]; and York railway station[66], a railway station[67], in United Kingdom[68].