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 202 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 instance of is recorded as major regional center[10].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as urban district of Bavaria[12].
  • Amberg's instance of is recorded as district capital[13].
  • Amberg's shares border with is recorded as Amberg-Sulzbach[14].
  • Amberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gailoh[15].
  • Amberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raigering[16].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freiberg[17].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Desenzano del Garda[18].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Bergzabern[19].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bystrzyca Kłodzka[20].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geretsried[21].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kranj[22].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Périgueux[23].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schnaittenbach[24].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trikala[25].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ústí nad Orlicí[26].
  • Amberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka[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[10], urban municipality in Germany[11], urban district of Bavaria[12], and district capital[13].

Why It Matters

Amberg draws 202 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 22 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [45] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+41592'}, {'amount': '+48277'}, {'amount': '+42570'} +17
    Official website → https://amberg.de
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 1374
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 1374, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167474491|AMBERG (#167474491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  3. 12w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Latin place names id → a/ambergae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9314]]: a/ambergae, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293215355|Ambergae (#293215355)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7983|Latin Place Names]] "
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87701
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 87701, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+41592'}, {'amount': '+48277'}, {'amount': '+42570'} +17
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
  7. 22w 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 → {'latitude': 49.444444444444, 'longitude': 11.848333333333}
    Located in/on physical feature → Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q138786482]]"
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