Eschwege

seat of Werra-Meißner-Kreis and town in Hesse, Germany
Place district_capital Q1468
Eschwege
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Eschwege

Summary

Eschwege is a district capital[1]. Eschwege draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #27 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eschwege was a member of Hessischer Städtetag[3].
  • Eschwege was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund[4].
  • Eschwege is located in Werra-Meißner-Kreis[5].
  • Eschwege is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Eschwege's head of government is recorded as Alexander Heppe[7].
  • Eschwege's instance of is recorded as district capital[8].
  • Eschwege's instance of is recorded as town[9].
  • Eschwege's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[10].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Meißner[11].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Wehretal[12].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Weißenborn[13].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Treffurt[14].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Wanfried[15].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Meinhard[16].
  • Eschwege's shares border with is recorded as Berkatal[17].
  • Eschwege's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mühlhausen/Thuringia[18].
  • Eschwege's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Mandé[19].
  • Eschwege's twinned administrative body is recorded as Regen[20].
  • Eschwege's postal code is recorded as 37269[21].
  • Eschwege's Commons category is recorded as Eschwege[22].
  • Eschwege's licence plate code is recorded as ESW[23].
  • Eschwege's licence plate code is recorded as WIZ[24].
  • Eschwege's local dialing code is recorded as 05651[25].
  • Eschwege's local dialing code is recorded as 05652[26].
  • Eschwege's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.18805555555556, 'longitude': 10.052777777777777}[27].

Body

Geography

Eschwege is in the country of Germany[6]. Eschwege is located in Werra-Meißner-Kreis[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+63.27'}[28] and {'amount': '+63.26'}[29]. Eschwege sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+211'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19466'}[31], {'amount': '+19647'}[32], {'amount': '+19606'}[33], {'amount': '+19278'}[34], {'amount': '+19472'}[35], and {'amount': '+19435'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital[8], town[9], and urban municipality in Germany[10].

Why It Matters

Eschwege draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #27 of 45).[2] Eschwege has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Eschwege is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+19466'}, {'amount': '+19647'}, {'amount': '+19606'} +5
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 77780
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+19466'}, {'amount': '+19647'}, {'amount': '+19606'} +5
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  5. 21w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Eschwege
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