Alpen

Summary

Alpen is a municipality without town privileges in Germany^[1]. Alpen ranks in the top 0.87% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #57 of 6,526).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[3].
• Alpen is located in Wesel^[4].
• Alpen is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Alpen's image is recorded as Alpen (Nrh) - Wiese Die Huf - Alpen.jpg^[6].
• Alpen's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[7].
• Alpen's flag image is recorded as Banner Alpen.svg^[8].
• Alpen's shares border with is recorded as Wesel^[9].
• Alpen's shares border with is recorded as Rheinberg^[10].
• Alpen's shares border with is recorded as Kamp-Lintfort^[11].
• Alpen's shares border with is recorded as Sonsbeck^[12].
• Alpen's shares border with is recorded as Xanten^[13].
• Alpen's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen der Gemeinde Alpen.svg^[14].
• Alpen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Herentals^[15].
• Alpen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145752770^[16].
• Alpen's GND ID is recorded as 4308872-7^[17].
• Alpen's locator map image is recorded as Alpen in WES.svg^[18].
• Alpen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002008548^[19].
• Alpen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15893042r^[20].
• Alpen's postal code is recorded as 46519^[21].
• Alpen's Commons category is recorded as Alpen (Niederrhein)^[22].
• Alpen's licence plate code is recorded as WES^[23].
• Alpen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 58618^[24].
• Alpen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Alpen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Alpen's German municipality key is recorded as 05170004^[27].

Body

Geography

Alpen is in the country of Germany^[5]. Alpen is located in Wesel^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59.54'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59.6'}^[29]. Alpen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12622'}^[31], {'amount': '+12612'}^[32], {'amount': '+9643'}^[33], {'amount': '+12463'}^[34], {'amount': '+12528'}^[35], and {'amount': '+12649'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Alpen's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany^[7].

History and Context

+1074-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alpen^[37].

Why It Matters

Alpen ranks in the top 0.87% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #57 of 6,526).^[2] Alpen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Alpen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]