Gotham City

fictional city in the DC Universe, best known as the home of Batman
Intangible fictional_city Q732858
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Gotham City

Summary

Gotham City is a fictional city[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gotham City is the creator of Bob Kane[3].
  • Gotham City is located in United States[4].
  • Gotham City is located in New Jersey[5].
  • Gotham City is located in East Coast of the United States[6].
  • Gotham City is in the country of United States[7].
  • Gotham City's instance of is recorded as fictional city[8].
  • Gotham is named after Gotham City[9].
  • Gotham City's Commons category is recorded as Gotham City[10].
  • Gotham City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gotham City[11].
  • New York City inspired Gotham City[12].
  • Chicago inspired Gotham City[13].
  • Gotham City's described at URL is recorded as https://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Gotham_City[14].
  • Gotham City's from narrative universe is recorded as DC Universe[15].
  • Gotham City's present in work is recorded as Batman[16].
  • Gotham City's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gotham CIty'}[17].

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Definition and Type

Gotham City's instance of is recorded as fictional city[8].

Origins

Gotham is named after Gotham City[9].

Influence

Things named for Gotham City include Batman: Gotham Knight[18], an anime film[19], directed by Bruce Timm[20]; Batman: Gotham by Gaslight[21], an animated film[22], directed by Sam Liu[23]; and Gotham Girls[24], an animated web series[25].

Why It Matters

Gotham City has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include Batman: Gotham Knight[18], an anime film[19], directed by Bruce Timm[20]; Batman: Gotham by Gaslight[21], an animated film[22], directed by Sam Liu[23]; and Gotham Girls[24], an animated web series[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Aleph. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Aleph. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Aleph. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Locations/Gotham_City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Gotham_City, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-40313-32 · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gotham CIty'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Ciudad Gótica"
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