Gifhorn

Summary

Gifhorn is an independent community^[1]. Gifhorn draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gifhorn is located in Gifhorn^[3].
• Gifhorn is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Gifhorn is on the body of water Aller^[5].
• Gifhorn's head of government is recorded as Matthias Nerlich^[6].
• Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as independent community^[7].
• Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[8].
• Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as district capital^[9].
• Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[10].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Sassenburg^[11].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Isenbüttel^[12].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Meinersen^[13].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Wesendorf^[14].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Müden (Aller)^[15].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Isenbüttel^[16].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Ribbesbüttel^[17].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Wagenhoff^[18].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Leiferde^[19].
• Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick Land^[20].
• Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xanthi^[21].
• Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gardelegen^[22].
• Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi^[23].
• Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dumfries^[24].
• Gifhorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hallsberg Municipality^[25].
• Gifhorn's postal code is recorded as 38518^[26].
• Gifhorn's Commons category is recorded as Gifhorn^[27].

Body

Geography

Gifhorn is in the country of Germany^[4]. Gifhorn is located in Gifhorn^[3]. Gifhorn is on the body of water Aller^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+104.86'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105.39'}^[29]. Gifhorn sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+53'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+41518'}^[31], {'amount': '+42019'}^[32], {'amount': '+42239'}^[33], {'amount': '+42519'}^[34], {'amount': '+42993'}^[35], and {'amount': '+43625'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent community^[7], urban municipality in Germany^[8], district capital^[9], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn^[37], a district of Lower Saxony^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1885^[40].

Why It Matters

Gifhorn draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2] Gifhorn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

Entities named for Gifhorn include Gifhorn^[37], a district of Lower Saxony^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1885^[40].