Ahlen

Summary

Ahlen is a medium-sized district town^[1]. Ahlen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ahlen was a member of Union of Cities THE HANSA^[3].
• Ahlen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[4].
• Ahlen was a member of Lippeverband^[5].
• Ahlen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[6].
• Ahlen is located in Warendorf District^[7].
• Ahlen is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Ahlen's head of government is recorded as Matthias Harman^[9].
• Ahlen's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[10].
• Ahlen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[11].
• Ahlen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Drensteinfurt^[13].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Lippetal^[14].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Beckum^[15].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Ennigerloh^[16].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Sendenhorst^[17].
• Ahlen's shares border with is recorded as Hamm^[18].
• Ahlen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tempelhof-Schöneberg^[19].
• Ahlen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Teltow^[20].
• Ahlen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Penzberg^[21].
• Ahlen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Differdange^[22].
• Ahlen's postal code is recorded as 59227^[23].
• Ahlen's postal code is recorded as 59229^[24].
• Ahlen's Commons category is recorded as Ahlen^[25].
• Ahlen's licence plate code is recorded as WAF^[26].
• Ahlen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Ahlen is in the country of Germany^[8]. Ahlen is located in Warendorf District^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+123.14'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+123.13'}^[29]. Ahlen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55280'}^[31], {'amount': '+52530'}^[32], {'amount': '+54214'}^[33], {'amount': '+52582'}^[34], {'amount': '+52627'}^[35], and {'amount': '+53348'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town^[10], Hanseatic city^[11], and urban municipality in Germany^[12].

Why It Matters

Ahlen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]