Geilenkirchen

Summary

Geilenkirchen is a medium-sized district town^[1]. Geilenkirchen draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).^[2]

Key Facts

• Geilenkirchen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[3].
• Geilenkirchen is located in Heinsberg^[4].
• Geilenkirchen is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Geilenkirchen is on the body of water Wurm^[6].
• Geilenkirchen's head of government is recorded as Daniela Ritzerfeld^[7].
• Geilenkirchen's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[8].
• Geilenkirchen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Geilenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Heinsberg^[10].
• Geilenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Linnich^[11].
• Geilenkirchen's shares border with is recorded as Gangelt^[12].
• Geilenkirchen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quimperlé^[13].
• Geilenkirchen's postal code is recorded as 52511^[14].
• Geilenkirchen's Commons category is recorded as Geilenkirchen^[15].
• Geilenkirchen's licence plate code is recorded as HS,ERK,GK^[16].
• Geilenkirchen's local dialing code is recorded as 02451^[17].
• Geilenkirchen's local dialing code is recorded as 02453^[18].
• Geilenkirchen's local dialing code is recorded as 02462^[19].
• Geilenkirchen's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Geilenkirchen^[20].
• 501 marks the founding of Geilenkirchen^[21].
• Geilenkirchen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.965277777778, 'lon': 6.1194444444444}^[22].
• Geilenkirchen's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Wurmtal^[23].
• Geilenkirchen's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Geilenkirchener Lehmplatte^[24].
• Geilenkirchen's official website is recorded as https://www.geilenkirchen.de/^[25].
• Geilenkirchen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geilenkirchen^[26].
• Geilenkirchen's Commons gallery is recorded as Geilenkirchen^[27].

Body

Geography

Geilenkirchen is in the country of Germany^[5]. Geilenkirchen is located in Heinsberg^[4]. Geilenkirchen is on the body of water Wurm^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.16'}^[29]. Geilenkirchen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27106'}^[31], {'amount': '+20705'}^[32], {'amount': '+27214'}^[33], {'amount': '+27836'}^[34], {'amount': '+28252'}^[35], and {'amount': '+28399'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town^[8] and urban municipality in Germany^[9].

History and Context

501 marks the founding of Geilenkirchen^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Geilenkirchen include NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen^[37], an air base^[38], in Germany^[39].

Why It Matters

Geilenkirchen draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).^[2] Geilenkirchen has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

Entities named for Geilenkirchen include NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen^[37], an air base^[38], in Germany^[39].