Gifhorn

district of Lower Saxony, Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_lower_saxony Q6053
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Summary

Gifhorn is a district of Lower Saxony[1]. Gifhorn draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #22 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gifhorn was a member of Lüneburg Regional Association[3].
  • Gifhorn was a member of Niedersächsischer Landkreistag[4].
  • Gifhorn is located in Lower Saxony[5].
  • Gifhorn is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as district of Lower Saxony[7].
  • Gifhorn's capital is recorded as Gifhorn[8].
  • Gifhorn's flag image is recorded as Flagge Landkreis Gifhorn.svg[9].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Uelzen District[10].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Celle[11].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Hannover Region[12].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Peine[13].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Brunswick[14].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Helmstedt District[15].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Wolfsburg[16].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Börde District[17].
  • Gifhorn's shares border with is recorded as Altmarkkreis Salzwedel[18].
  • Gifhorn's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Landkreis Gifhorn.svg[19].
  • Gifhorn is named after Gifhorn[20].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gifhorn[21].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sassenburg[22].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wittingen[23].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boldecker Land[24].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brome[25].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hankensbüttel[26].
  • Gifhorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isenbüttel[27].

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Geography

Gifhorn is in the country of Germany[6]. Gifhorn is located in Lower Saxony[5]. Part of include Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig[28], a special district[29], in Germany[30] and Braunschweig region[31], a region[32], in Germany[33].

Physical Characteristics

Gifhorn's area is recorded as {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+1563.00'}[34]. Gifhorn's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+63'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+171015'}[36], {'amount': '+174749'}[37], and {'amount': '+175920'}[38].

Designation and Status

Gifhorn's instance of is recorded as district of Lower Saxony[7].

History and Context

+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gifhorn[39]. Gifhorn is named after Gifhorn[20].

Why It Matters

Gifhorn draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #22 of 37).[2] Gifhorn has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . nlt.de. Retrieved . nlt.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. www1.nls.niedersachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . destatis.de. destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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