Borkum

Summary

Borkum is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Borkum ranks in the top 5% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Borkum was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag^[3].
• Borkum is located in Leer^[4].
• Borkum is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Borkum's image is recorded as Aerial image of Borkum (view from the west).jpg^[6].
• Borkum's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[7].
• Borkum's instance of is recorded as border city^[8].
• Borkum's instance of is recorded as coastal spa^[9].
• Borkum's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[10].
• Borkum's flag image is recorded as Flagge Borkum.svg^[11].
• Borkum's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Borkum COA.svg^[12].
• Borkum's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ostland^[13].
• Borkum's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Reede^[14].
• Borkum's legislative body is recorded as municipality council of Borkum^[15].
• Borkum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149008487^[16].
• Borkum's GND ID is recorded as 4007760-3^[17].
• Borkum's locator map image is recorded as Borkum in LER.svg^[18].
• Borkum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86097035^[19].
• Borkum's postal code is recorded as 26757^[20].
• Borkum's Commons category is recorded as Borkum^[21].
• Borkum's licence plate code is recorded as LER^[22].
• Borkum's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 932092^[23].
• Borkum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[24].
• Borkum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[25].
• Borkum's German municipality key is recorded as 03457002^[26].
• Borkum's local dialing code is recorded as 04922^[27].

Body

Geography

Borkum is in the country of Germany^[5]. Borkum is located in Leer^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.6'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.98'}^[29]. Borkum's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5473'}^[31], {'amount': '+5189'}^[32], {'amount': '+5118'}^[33], {'amount': '+5133'}^[34], {'amount': '+5125'}^[35], and {'amount': '+5002'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[7], border city^[8], coastal spa^[9], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Borkum include Borkum airfield^[37], a commercial airfield^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1927^[40] and Borkumer Kleinbahn^[41], a narrow-gauge railway^[42], in Germany^[43].

Why It Matters

Borkum ranks in the top 5% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2] Borkum has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44]

Entities named for Borkum include Borkum airfield^[37], a commercial airfield^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1927^[40] and Borkumer Kleinbahn^[41], a narrow-gauge railway^[42], in Germany^[43].