Bethlehem

Summary

Bethlehem is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Bethlehem draws 1,054 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #10 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County^[3].
• Bethlehem is located in Northampton County^[4].
• Bethlehem is in the country of United States^[5].
• Bethlehem is on the body of water Lehigh River^[6].
• Bethlehem's head of government is recorded as J. William Reynolds^[7].
• Bethlehem's image is recorded as View of Widow's House from church belltower.jpg^[8].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[9].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].
• Bethlehem's shares border with is recorded as Hanover Township^[11].
• Bethlehem is named after Bethlehem^[12].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwäbisch Gmünd^[13].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murska Sobota^[14].
• Bethlehem's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235043729^[15].
• Bethlehem's GND ID is recorded as 4088200-7^[16].
• Bethlehem's locator map image is recorded as Northampton county - Bethlehem.png^[17].
• Bethlehem's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81056872^[18].
• Bethlehem's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12558973z^[19].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18015^[20].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18016^[21].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18017^[22].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18018^[23].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18020^[24].
• Bethlehem's part of is recorded as Moravian Church Settlements^[25].
• Bethlehem's Commons category is recorded as Bethlehem, Pennsylvania^[26].
• Bethlehem's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 188220^[27].

Body

Geography

Bethlehem is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Lehigh County^[3], a county of Pennsylvania^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1812^[30] and Northampton County^[4], a county of Pennsylvania^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1752^[33]. Bethlehem is on the body of water Lehigh River^[6]. Bethlehem's part of is recorded as Moravian Church Settlements^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+50.380248'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+50.380265'}^[35]. Bethlehem's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+109'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+74982'}^[37], {'amount': '+75781'}^[38], and {'amount': '+19343'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[9] and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].

History and Context

+1741-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bethlehem^[40]. Bethlehem is named after Bethlehem^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel^[41], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1857^[44], headquartered in Bethlehem^[45].

Why It Matters

Bethlehem draws 1,054 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #10 of 54).^[2] Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Bethlehem is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel^[41], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1857^[44], headquartered in Bethlehem^[45].