Hürtgenwald

municipality in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q199974
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Hürtgenwald

Summary

Hürtgenwald is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Hürtgenwald ranks in the top 0.54% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #35 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hürtgenwald was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Hürtgenwald is located in Düren district[4].
  • Hürtgenwald is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Hürtgenwald's image is recorded as Hürtgenwald Town Hall.jpg[6].
  • Hürtgenwald's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Hürtgenwald's flag image is recorded as Banner Huertgenwald.svg[8].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Düren[9].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Kreuzau[10].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Langerwehe[11].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Nideggen[12].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Simmerath[13].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Stolberg[14].
  • Hürtgenwald's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Huertgenwald COA.svg[15].
  • Hürtgen Forest is named after Hürtgenwald[16].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bergstein[17].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brandenberg[18].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gey[19].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Großhau[20].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Horm[21].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hürtgen[22].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kleinhau[23].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raffelsbrand[24].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q124812[25].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Simonskall[26].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Straß[27].

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Geography

Hürtgenwald is in the country of Germany[5]. Hürtgenwald is located in Düren district[4].

Physical Characteristics

Hürtgenwald's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+88.05'}[28]. Hürtgenwald's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+380'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8608'}[30], {'amount': '+8644'}[31], {'amount': '+6834'}[32], {'amount': '+8706'}[33], {'amount': '+8798'}[34], and {'amount': '+8929'}[35].

Designation and Status

Hürtgenwald's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].

History and Context

Hürtgen Forest is named after Hürtgenwald[16].

Why It Matters

Hürtgenwald ranks in the top 0.54% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #35 of 6,526).[2] Hürtgenwald has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Retrieved . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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