Billund

Summary

Billund is a town^[1]. Billund ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Billund is located in Billund Municipality^[3].
• Billund is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Billund's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Billund's postal code is recorded as 7190^[6].
• Billund's Commons category is recorded as Billund^[7].
• Billund's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[8].
• Billund's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• 1601 marks the founding of Billund^[10].
• Billund's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.7243, 'lon': 9.1188}^[11].
• Billund's official website is recorded as https://billund.dk/^[12].
• Billund's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Billund^[13].
• Billund has a population of {'amount': '+6194'}^[14].
• Billund's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1510^[15].
• Billund's capital of is recorded as Billund Municipality^[16].
• Billund's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Billund'}^[17].
• Billund's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Billund, Denmark^[18].
• Billund's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Billund, Denmark^[19].
• Billund's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Billund'}^[20].
• Billund's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Billund, Denmark^[21].
• Billund's different from is recorded as Billund Municipality^[22].
• Billund sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58'}^[23].
• Billund's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/billund^[24].

Body

Geography

Billund is in the country of Denmark^[4]. Billund is located in Billund Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Billund sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58'}^[23]. Billund has a population of {'amount': '+6194'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Billund's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

History and Context

1601 marks the founding of Billund^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Billund include Billund Airport^[25], an international airport^[26], in Denmark^[27], founded in 1964^[28] and Billund Municipality^[29], a municipality of Denmark^[30], in Denmark^[31], founded in 2007^[32].

Why It Matters

Billund ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,413 views/month).^[2] Billund has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Billund is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Billund include Billund Airport^[25], an international airport^[26], in Denmark^[27], founded in 1964^[28] and Billund Municipality^[29], a municipality of Denmark^[30], in Denmark^[31], founded in 2007^[32].