Echternach

commune in the canton of Echternach, Luxembourg
City city Q204317
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Echternach

Summary

Echternach is a city[1]. Echternach draws 426 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #667 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Echternach is located in Canton of Echternach[3].
  • Echternach is in the country of Luxembourg[4].
  • Echternach is on the body of water Sauer[5].
  • Echternach's head of government is recorded as Yves Wengler[6].
  • Echternach's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Echternach's instance of is recorded as municipality of Luxembourg[8].
  • Echternach's instance of is recorded as border city[9].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Echternacherbrück[10].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Bech[11].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Consdorf[12].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Berdorf[13].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Bollendorf[14].
  • Echternach's shares border with is recorded as Rosport-Mompach[15].
  • Echternach's Commons category is recorded as Echternach[16].
  • Echternach's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.811666666667, 'lon': 6.4216666666667}[17].
  • Echternach's official website is recorded as https://echternach.lu[18].
  • Echternach's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Echternach[19].
  • Echternach's Commons gallery is recorded as Echternach[20].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+3251'}[21].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+4393'}[22].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+3822'}[23].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+4179'}[24].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+3398'}[25].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+3523'}[26].
  • Echternach has a population of {'amount': '+3527'}[27].

Body

Geography

Echternach is in the country of Luxembourg[4]. Echternach is located in Canton of Echternach[3]. Echternach is on the body of water Sauer[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3251'}[21], {'amount': '+4393'}[22], {'amount': '+3822'}[23], {'amount': '+4179'}[24], {'amount': '+3398'}[25], and {'amount': '+3523'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], municipality of Luxembourg[8], and border city[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Echternach include Echternach Gospels[28], a Gospel Book[29], founded in 0690[30].

Why It Matters

Echternach draws 426 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #667 of 5,534).[2] Echternach has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Echternach is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Echternach include Echternach Gospels[28], a Gospel Book[29], founded in 0690[30].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . legilux.public.lu. legilux.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . STATEC. Retrieved . data.public.lu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . 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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · GilPe · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2049'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.49'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46197|batch #46197]]"
  2. 4w ago · Gilleszeimet · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of city, municipality of Luxembourg, border city
    Different from ['Q140562482', 'Q140591884']
    Native label {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Iechternach'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Echternach'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echternach'}
    Capital Q140562482
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42235|batch #42235]]"
  3. 6w ago · GilPe · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+3251'}, {'amount': '+4393'}, {'amount': '+3822'} +55
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 5,869, Iechternach: P1082 +2024-01-01 normal rank"
  4. 10w ago · NicolasCoeurdelion · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postal code 6450
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P281]]: 6450"
  5. 10w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Govdirectory
    Inaturalist place id
    Head of government
    Worldcat entities id
    + 130 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203413"
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