Gifhorn
town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Summary
Gifhorn is an independent community[1]. Gifhorn draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (independent community category, ranking #12 of 43).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gifhorn[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Aller[5]
- Head of government: Matthias Nerlich[6], Christopher Finck[7]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[8], district capital[9], Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[10]
- Shares border with: Sassenburg[11], Isenbüttel[12], Meinersen[13], Wesendorf[14], Müden (Aller)[15], Ribbesbüttel[16], Wagenhoff[17], Leiferde[18], Brunswick Land[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Xanthi[20], Gardelegen[21], Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi[22], Dumfries[23], Hallsberg Municipality[24]
- Postal code: 38518[25]
- Commons category: Gifhorn[26]
- Licence plate code: GF[27]
- Said to be the same as: Gifhorn[28]
- Local dialing code: 05371[29]
- Official website: https://www.stadt-gifhorn.de/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gifhorn[31]
- Commons gallery: Gifhorn[32]
- Email address: mailto:landkreis@gifhorn.de[33]
- Population: 41,518[34], 42,019[35], 42,239[36], 42,519[37], 42,993[38], 43,625[39], 43,941[40], 42,726[41], 42,816[42]
- Phone number: +49 5371 82-0[43]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg[45]
- Capital of: Gifhorn[46]
- Category for people who died here: Q120328186[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gifhorn[48]
- Elevation above sea level: 53 m[49]
- Area: 104.86 km²[50], 105.39 km²[51]
- Position held by head of the organization: Q133872033[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn[53], a district of Lower Saxony[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1885[56].
Why It Matters
Gifhorn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Gifhorn is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn[53], a district of Lower Saxony[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1885[56].