Amberg

town in Bavaria, Germany
Place major_regional_center Q7042
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Amberg

Summary

Amberg is a major regional center[1]. Amberg draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (major_regional_center category, ranking #8 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amberg was a member of Bayerischer Städtetag[3].
  • Amberg is located in Upper Palatinate[4].
  • Amberg is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Amberg is in the country of Kingdom of Bavaria[6].
  • Amberg is on the body of water Vils[7].
  • Amberg's head of government is recorded as Michael Cerny[8].
  • Amberg's head of government is recorded as Michael Fritz[9].
  • Amberg's image is recorded as Amberg Stadtbrille.JPG[10].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as major regional center[11].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as urban district of Bavaria[13].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as district capital[14].
  • Amberg's flag image is recorded as Flagge Amberg.svg[15].
  • Amberg's flag image is recorded as Flagge Amberg (variant).svg[16].
  • Amberg's flag image is recorded as Banner Amberg.svg[17].
  • Amberg's shares border with is recorded as Amberg-Sulzbach[18].
  • Amberg's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Amberg COA.svg[19].
  • Amberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gailoh[20].
  • Amberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raigering[21].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freiberg[22].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Desenzano del Garda[23].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Bergzabern[24].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bystrzyca Kłodzka[25].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geretsried[26].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kranj[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany[5], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30] and Kingdom of Bavaria[6], a historical country[31], in German Reich[32], founded in 1806[33]. Amberg is located in Upper Palatinate[4]. Amberg is on the body of water Vils[7]. Part of include Bavarian Iron Route[34], a scenic route[35], in Germany[36] and Stimmkreis Amberg-Sulzbach[37], a Stimmkreis[38], in Germany[39].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+41592'}[40], {'amount': '+48277'}[41], {'amount': '+42570'}[42], {'amount': '+43755'}[43], {'amount': '+43794'}[44], and {'amount': '+41861'}[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include major regional center[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], urban district of Bavaria[13], and district capital[14].

Why It Matters

Amberg draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (major_regional_center category, ranking #8 of 15).[2] Amberg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Amberg is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q51706060. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . wikidata.org.
  25. [34] . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . wahlen.bayern.de. wahlen.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . bay-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . bay-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1978). wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1991). wikidata.org.
  31. [43] . wikidata.org.
  32. [44] . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] . statistik.bayern.de. Retrieved . statistik.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · FordPrefect42 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Amberg
    Category for people born here Category:People born in Amberg
    Coordinate location {'lat': 49.444444444444, 'lon': 11.848333333333}
    Located in/on physical feature Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
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