Dorsten

town in Recklinghausen District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place large_district_town Q3886
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Dorsten

Summary

Dorsten is a large district town[1]. Dorsten draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #8 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dorsten was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Dorsten was a member of Climate Alliance[4].
  • Dorsten was a member of Lippeverband[5].
  • Dorsten was a member of Mayors for Peace[6].
  • Dorsten was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[7].
  • Dorsten is located in Recklinghausen[8].
  • Dorsten is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Dorsten is on the body of water Lippe[10].
  • Dorsten is on the body of water Wesel–Datteln Canal[11].
  • Dorsten's head of government is recorded as Tobias Stockhoff[12].
  • Dorsten's head of government is recorded as Lambert Lütkenhorst[13].
  • Dorsten's image is recorded as Wallanlagen blick recklinghauser tor.jpg[14].
  • Dorsten's instance of is recorded as large district town[15].
  • Dorsten's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[16].
  • Dorsten's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[17].
  • Dorsten's flag image is recorded as Banner Dorsten.svg[18].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Reken[19].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Haltern am See[20].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Marl[21].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Gelsenkirchen[22].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Gladbeck[23].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Bottrop[24].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Schermbeck[25].
  • Dorsten's shares border with is recorded as Raesfeld[26].
  • Dorsten's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Dorsten COA.svg[27].

Body

Geography

Dorsten is in the country of Germany[9]. Dorsten is located in Recklinghausen[8]. Adjacent water bodies include Lippe[10], a river[28], in Germany[29] and Wesel–Datteln Canal[11], a canal[30], in Germany[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+75431'}[32], {'amount': '+75252'}[33], {'amount': '+65718'}[34], {'amount': '+74736'}[35], {'amount': '+76032'}[36], and {'amount': '+90'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[15], Hanseatic city[16], and urban municipality in Germany[17].

Why It Matters

Dorsten draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #8 of 30).[2] Dorsten has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] . wikidata.org.
  16. [26] . wikidata.org.
  17. [27] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . agfs-nrw.de. Retrieved . agfs-nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . eglv.de. Retrieved . eglv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . unser-stadtplan.de. unser-stadtplan.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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