Bristol

Summary

Bristol is a city^[1]. Bristol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Bristol's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom^[11].
• Bristol's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hanover^[13].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toulouse^[14].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tbilisi^[15].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[16].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[17].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumamoto^[18].
• Bristol's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beira^[19].
• Bristol's postal code is recorded as BS^[20].
• Bristol's Commons category is recorded as Bristol^[21].
• Bristol's located in time zone is recorded as Greenwich Mean Time^[22].
• Bristol's local dialing code is recorded as 0117^[23].
• 1155 marks the founding of Bristol^[24].
• Bristol's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.45361111111111, 'lon': -2.5975}^[25].
• Bristol's significant event is recorded as Siege of Bristol^[26].
• Bristol's official website is recorded as https://www.bristol.gov.uk/^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.6'}^[32]. Bristol sits at an elevation of {'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^[8], big city^[9], port city^[10], and city of United Kingdom^[11].

History and Context

1155 marks the founding of Bristol^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bristol include Bristol Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Bristol County^[40], a county of Rhode Island^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1747^[43]; Bristol^[44], an independent city in the United States^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1856^[47]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport^[48], an airport^[49], in United Kingdom^[50]; and Bristol Township^[51], a township of Minnesota^[52], in United States^[53].

Why It Matters

Bristol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Bristol is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Bristol include Bristol Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Bristol County^[40], a county of Rhode Island^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1747^[43]; Bristol^[44], an independent city in the United States^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1856^[47]; Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport^[48], an airport^[49], in United Kingdom^[50]; and Bristol Township^[51], a township of Minnesota^[52], in United States^[53].