Apen

municipality of Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q503471
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Apen

Summary

Apen is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Apen ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #56 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apen is located in Ammerland[3].
  • Apen is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Apen's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[5].
  • Apen's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[6].
  • Apen's shares border with is recorded as Barßel[7].
  • Apen's shares border with is recorded as Westerstede[8].
  • Apen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gmina Gizałki[9].
  • Apen's postal code is recorded as 26689[10].
  • Apen's Commons category is recorded as Apen[11].
  • Apen's licence plate code is recorded as WST[12].
  • Apen's local dialing code is recorded as 04489[13].
  • Apen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.221388888889, 'longitude': 7.8097222222222}[14].
  • Apen's official website is recorded as https://www.apen.de/[15].
  • Apen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apen[16].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+11447'}[17].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+11518'}[18].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+11600'}[19].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+11883'}[20].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+12226'}[21].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+12359'}[22].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+12118'}[23].
  • Apen has a population of {'amount': '+12200'}[24].
  • Apen's official name is recorded as Apen[25].
  • Apen's native label is recorded as Apen[26].
  • Apen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3'}[27].

Body

Geography

Apen is in the country of Germany[4]. Apen is located in Ammerland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+76.83'}[28] and {'amount': '+77.02'}[29]. Apen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11447'}[17], {'amount': '+11518'}[18], {'amount': '+11600'}[19], {'amount': '+11883'}[20], {'amount': '+12226'}[21], and {'amount': '+12359'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality without town privileges in Germany[5] and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[6].

Why It Matters

Apen ranks in the top 0.86% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #56 of 6,526).[2] Apen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Apen is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . 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. 25d ago · JoachimKohler-HB · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Rathausmarkt in Apen mit Rathaus, Kirche & Glockenturm.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Rathausmarkt in Apen mit Rathaus, Kirche & Glockenturm.jpg"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+11447'}, {'amount': '+11518'}, {'amount': '+11600'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Germany
    Shares border with → Barßel, Westerstede
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ammerland
    Coordinates → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
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