Alfter

municipality in Rhein-Sieg District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q254774
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Alfter

Summary

Alfter is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Alfter ranks in the top 0.87% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #57 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alfter was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Alfter was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Alfter is located in Rhein-Sieg District[5].
  • Alfter is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Alfter's head of government is recorded as Rolf Schumacher[7].
  • Alfter's head of government is recorded as Q136723806[8].
  • Alfter's image is recorded as Alfter Rathaus.jpg[9].
  • Alfter's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[10].
  • Alfter's flag image is recorded as Banner Alfter.svg[11].
  • Alfter's shares border with is recorded as Bornheim[12].
  • Alfter's shares border with is recorded as Bonn[13].
  • Alfter's shares border with is recorded as Meckenheim[14].
  • Alfter's shares border with is recorded as Rheinbach[15].
  • Alfter's shares border with is recorded as Swisttal[16].
  • Alfter's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Alfter COA.svg[17].
  • Alfter's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oedekoven[18].
  • Alfter's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gielsdorf[19].
  • Alfter's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Impekoven[20].
  • Alfter's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Witterschlick[21].
  • Alfter's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alfter[22].
  • Alfter's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beelitz[23].
  • Alfter's twinned administrative body is recorded as Châteauneuf-sur-Charente[24].
  • Alfter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157127467[25].
  • Alfter's GND ID is recorded as 4132583-7[26].
  • Alfter's locator map image is recorded as Alfter in SU.svg[27].

Body

Geography

Alfter is in the country of Germany[6]. Alfter is located in Rhein-Sieg District[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3473'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+34.77'}[29]. Alfter's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+76'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25106'}[31], {'amount': '+23527'}[32], {'amount': '+16007'}[33], {'amount': '+23622'}[34], {'amount': '+23521'}[35], and {'amount': '+23904'}[36].

Designation and Status

Alfter's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[10].

Why It Matters

Alfter ranks in the top 0.87% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #57 of 6,526).[2] Alfter has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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