Altenburg

Summary

Altenburg is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Altenburg ranks in the top 6% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Altenburg was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Altenburg was a member of Gemeinde- und Städtebund Thüringen^[4].
• Altenburg is located in Altenburger Land^[5].
• Altenburg is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Altenburg's image is recorded as Altenburg Frauenfels.jpg^[7].
• Altenburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[8].
• Altenburg's instance of is recorded as district capital^[9].
• Altenburg's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Altenburg COA.svg^[10].
• Altenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Olten^[11].
• Altenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Offenburg^[12].
• Altenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Villeurbanne^[13].
• Altenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dobele^[14].
• Altenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zlín^[15].
• Altenburg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148020063^[16].
• Altenburg's GND ID is recorded as 4001409-5^[17].
• Altenburg's locator map image is recorded as Altenburg in ABG.png^[18].
• Altenburg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00041562^[19].
• Altenburg's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13742140m^[20].
• Altenburg's IdRef ID is recorded as 073753629^[21].
• Altenburg's postal code is recorded as 04600^[22].
• Altenburg's Commons category is recorded as Altenburg (Thuringia)^[23].
• Altenburg's licence plate code is recorded as ABG^[24].
• Altenburg's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1263721^[25].
• Altenburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[26].
• Altenburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Altenburg is in the country of Germany^[6]. Altenburg is located in Altenburger Land^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.60'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.69'}^[29]. Altenburg's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+202'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32910'}^[31], {'amount': '+32374'}^[32], {'amount': '+32074'}^[33], {'amount': '+30670'}^[34], {'amount': '+31315'}^[35], and {'amount': '+31580'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[8] and district capital^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Altenburg include Leipzig-Altenburg Airport^[37], a commercial airfield^[38], in Germany^[39]; Altenburger Land^[40], a rural district of Thuringia^[41], in Germany^[42]; and 9336 Altenburg^[43], an asteroid^[44].

Why It Matters

Altenburg ranks in the top 6% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2] Altenburg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

Entities named for Altenburg include Leipzig-Altenburg Airport^[37], a commercial airfield^[38], in Germany^[39]; Altenburger Land^[40], a rural district of Thuringia^[41], in Germany^[42]; and 9336 Altenburg^[43], an asteroid^[44].