Bretten

town in Baden-Württemberg federal country, Germany
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Bretten

Summary

Bretten is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Bretten ranks in the top 10% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bretten received the European City of the Reformation[3].
  • Bretten was a member of Climate Alliance[4].
  • Bretten was a member of Zweckverband 4IT[5].
  • Bretten was a member of Mayors for Peace[6].
  • Bretten is located in Landkreis Karlsruhe[7].
  • Bretten is located in Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bretten[8].
  • Bretten is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Bretten's head of government is recorded as Martin Wolff[10].
  • Bretten's head of government is recorded as Nico Morast[11].
  • Bretten's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Bretten's instance of is recorded as Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[13].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hemer[14].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lutherstadt Wittenberg[15].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Longjumeau[16].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bellegarde-sur-Valserine[17].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Condeixa-a-Nova[18].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pontypool[19].
  • Bretten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hidas[20].
  • Bretten's postal code is recorded as 75015[21].
  • Bretten's Commons category is recorded as Bretten[22].
  • Bretten's licence plate code is recorded as KA[23].
  • Bretten's local dialing code is recorded as 07252[24].
  • Bretten's local dialing code is recorded as 07258[25].
  • Bretten's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.036388888889, 'longitude': 8.7061111111111}[26].
  • Bretten's official website is recorded as https://www.bretten.de/[27].

Body

Geography

Bretten is in the country of Germany[9]. Located in include Landkreis Karlsruhe[7], a rural district of Baden-Württemberg[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1939[30] and Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bretten[8], an agreed administrative community in Baden-Württemberg, Germany[31], in Germany[32].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+71.12'}[33] and {'amount': '+71.1'}[34]. Bretten sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+188'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28826'}[36], {'amount': '+29336'}[37], {'amount': '+22140'}[38], {'amount': '+28466'}[39], {'amount': '+29412'}[40], and {'amount': '+29538'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany[12] and Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[13].

Why It Matters

Bretten ranks in the top 10% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month).[2] Bretten has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Bretten is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Bretten receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+28826'}, {'amount': '+29336'}, {'amount': '+22140'} +8
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+28826'}, {'amount': '+29336'}, {'amount': '+22140'} +8
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  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Member of → Kommunale Informationsverarbeitung Baden-Franken, Climate Alliance, Zweckverband 4IT +1
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