Bristol

Summary

Bristol is a city^[1]. Bristol ranks in the top 0.43% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #24 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bristol was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Bristol is located in City of Bristol^[4].
• Bristol is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Bristol is on the body of water River Severn^[6].
• Bristol is on the body of water River Avon^[7].
• Bristol's image is recorded as Bristol landmarks collage.png^[8].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom^[12].
• Bristol's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Bristol's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Bristol City Council.svg^[14].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanover^[15].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toulouse^[16].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tbilisi^[17].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[18].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[19].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumamoto^[20].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beira^[21].
• Bristol's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122955519^[22].
• Bristol's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142803650^[23].
• Bristol's GND ID is recorded as 4090130-0^[24].
• Bristol's locator map image is recorded as Bristol UK locator map 2010.svg^[25].
• Bristol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80079493^[26].
• Bristol's IdRef ID is recorded as 027303187^[27].

Body

Geography

Bristol is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Bristol is located in City of Bristol^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include River Severn^[6], a river^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and River Avon^[7], a river^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Bristol's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.6'}^[32]. Bristol's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+535907'}^[34], {'amount': '+567111'}^[35], and {'amount': '+472465'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], big city^[10], port city^[11], and city of United Kingdom^[12].

History and Context

+1155-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bristol^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bristol include Bristol Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United Kingdom^[40]; Bristol^[41], an independent city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1856^[44]; Bristol County^[45], a county of Rhode Island^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1747^[48]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport^[49], an airport^[50], in United Kingdom^[51]; and Bristol Township^[52], a township of Minnesota^[53], in United States^[54].

Why It Matters

Bristol ranks in the top 0.43% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #24 of 5,534).^[2] Bristol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Bristol is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Bristol include Bristol Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United Kingdom^[40]; Bristol^[41], an independent city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1856^[44]; Bristol County^[45], a county of Rhode Island^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1747^[48]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport^[49], an airport^[50], in United Kingdom^[51]; and Bristol Township^[52], a township of Minnesota^[53], in United States^[54].