Euskirchen

town in the Euskirchen district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Euskirchen

Summary

Euskirchen is a medium-sized district town[1]. Euskirchen ranks in the top 8% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Euskirchen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Euskirchen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Euskirchen is located in Euskirchen[5].
  • Euskirchen is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Euskirchen is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Euskirchen's head of government is recorded as Sacha Reichelt[8].
  • Euskirchen's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[9].
  • Euskirchen's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Euskirchen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Euskirchen's shares border with is recorded as Weilerswist[12].
  • Euskirchen's shares border with is recorded as Zülpich[13].
  • Euskirchen's shares border with is recorded as Bad Münstereifel[14].
  • Euskirchen's shares border with is recorded as Mechernich[15].
  • Euskirchen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Charleville-Mézières[16].
  • Euskirchen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Basingstoke and Deane[17].
  • Euskirchen's postal code is recorded as 53879[18].
  • Euskirchen's postal code is recorded as 53881[19].
  • Euskirchen's Commons category is recorded as Euskirchen[20].
  • Euskirchen's licence plate code is recorded as EU[21].
  • Euskirchen's local dialing code is recorded as 02251[22].
  • Euskirchen's local dialing code is recorded as 02255[23].
  • Euskirchen's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Euskirchen[24].
  • Euskirchen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.66127777777778, 'longitude': 6.787255555555555}[25].
  • Euskirchen's official website is recorded as https://www.euskirchen.de/[26].
  • Euskirchen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Euskirchen[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany[6], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30]. Euskirchen is located in Euskirchen[5].

Physical Characteristics

Euskirchen covers an area of {'amount': '+139.49'}[31]. Euskirchen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+145'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56769'}[33], {'amount': '+57715'}[34], {'amount': '+43558'}[35], {'amount': '+57975'}[36], {'amount': '+58754'}[37], and {'amount': '+59772'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town[9], district capital[10], and urban municipality in Germany[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Euskirchen include Euskirchen[39], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1827[42].

Why It Matters

Euskirchen ranks in the top 8% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[2] Euskirchen has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Euskirchen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Euskirchen include Euskirchen[39], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1827[42].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . 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. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+56769'}, {'amount': '+57715'}, {'amount': '+43558'} +6
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+56769'}, {'amount': '+57715'}, {'amount': '+43558'} +6
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  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  4. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → medium-sized district town, district capital, urban municipality in Germany
    Country → Germany, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany
    Capital of → Euskirchen
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 50.66127777777778, 'longitude': 6.7872555555555
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