Gettysburg
borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Summary
Gettysburg is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Gettysburg ranks in the top 1% of borough of pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,217 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Adams County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Rita C. Frealing[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Named after: James Gettys[7]
- Twinned administrative body: León[8]
- Postal code: 17325[9]
- Commons category: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[10]
- Inception: 1780[11]
- Coordinate location: 39.8283, -77.2322[12]
- Official website: http://www.gettysburgpa.gov[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[14]
- Population: 7620[15], 1473[16], 7106[17]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22], The American Cyclopædia[23]
- Capital of: Adams County[24]
- Official name: Gettysburg[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[27]
- Number of households: 2483[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 558[30]
- Area: 4.315135[31], 4.315099[32]
- Water as percent of area: 0.285[33]
- Territory overlaps: Gettysburg–Cumberland urban area[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gettysburg include Gettysburg Address[36], an oration[37], in United States[38], written by Abraham Lincoln[39].
Why It Matters
Gettysburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Gettysburg is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Gettysburg include Gettysburg Address[36], an oration[37], in United States[38], written by Abraham Lincoln[39].