Idar-Oberstein

town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Idar-Oberstein

Summary

Idar-Oberstein is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Idar-Oberstein has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Idar-Oberstein was a member of City diet Rhineland-Palatinate[3].
  • Idar-Oberstein was a member of association of municipalities and cities in Rhineland-Palatinate[4].
  • Idar-Oberstein is located in Birkenfeld[5].
  • Idar-Oberstein is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Idar-Oberstein's head of government is recorded as Frank Frühauf[7].
  • Idar-Oberstein's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Idar is named after Idar-Oberstein[9].
  • Oberstein is named after Idar-Oberstein[10].
  • Idar-Oberstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Les Mureaux[11].
  • Idar-Oberstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Achicourt[12].
  • Idar-Oberstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Margate[13].
  • Idar-Oberstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sosnowiec[14].
  • Idar-Oberstein's postal code is recorded as 55743[15].
  • Idar-Oberstein's Commons category is recorded as Idar-Oberstein[16].
  • Idar-Oberstein's licence plate code is recorded as BIR[17].
  • Idar-Oberstein's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • Idar-Oberstein's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[19].
  • Idar-Oberstein's local dialing code is recorded as 06781[20].
  • Idar-Oberstein's local dialing code is recorded as 06784[21].
  • Idar-Oberstein's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.701944444444, 'lon': 7.3252777777778}[22].
  • Idar-Oberstein's official website is recorded as https://www.idar-oberstein.de/[23].
  • Idar-Oberstein's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Idar-Oberstein[24].
  • Idar-Oberstein has a population of {'amount': '+28357'}[25].
  • Idar-Oberstein has a population of {'amount': '+37179'}[26].
  • Idar-Oberstein has a population of {'amount': '+28323'}[27].

Body

Geography

Idar-Oberstein is in the country of Germany[6]. Idar-Oberstein is located in Birkenfeld[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91.55'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91.58'}[29]. Idar-Oberstein sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+272'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28357'}[25], {'amount': '+37179'}[26], {'amount': '+28323'}[27], {'amount': '+28423'}[31], {'amount': '+28851'}[32], and {'amount': '+29158'}[33].

Designation and Status

Idar-Oberstein's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].

History and Context

Things named after include Idar[9], an Ortsteil[34], in Germany[35] and Oberstein[10], an Ortsteil[36], in Germany[37].

Why It Matters

Idar-Oberstein has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . idar-oberstein.de. Retrieved . idar-oberstein.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . staedtetag-rlp.de. Retrieved . staedtetag-rlp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . gstb-rlp.de. Retrieved . gstb-rlp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+28357'}, {'amount': '+37179'}, {'amount': '+28323'} +3
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  2. 25d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Coordinate location {'lat': 49.701944444444, 'lon': 7.3252777777778}
    Website
    Head of government Frank Frühauf
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