Jülich

town in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Jülich

Summary

Jülich is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Jülich ranks in the top 2% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,428 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jülich was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Jülich was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Jülich is located in Düren district[5].
  • Jülich is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Jülich's head of government is recorded as Axel Fuchs[7].
  • Jülich's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Jülich's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[9].
  • Jülich's instance of is recorded as railway town[10].
  • Jülich's shares border with is recorded as Titz[11].
  • Jülich's shares border with is recorded as Niederzier[12].
  • Jülich's shares border with is recorded as Inden[13].
  • Jülich's shares border with is recorded as Aldenhoven[14].
  • Jülich's shares border with is recorded as Linnich[15].
  • Jülich's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haubourdin[16].
  • Jülich's postal code is recorded as 52428[17].
  • Jülich's Commons category is recorded as Jülich[18].
  • Jülich's local dialing code is recorded as 02461[19].
  • Jülich's local dialing code is recorded as 02463[20].
  • Jülich's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Jülich[21].
  • Jülich's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.922222222222, 'longitude': 6.3583333333333}[22].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Juliers[23].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Jülich[24].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Jülich[25].
  • Jülich's official website is recorded as https://www.juelich.de/[26].
  • Jülich's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jülich[27].

Body

Geography

Jülich is in the country of Germany[6]. Jülich is located in Düren district[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+90.4'}[28] and {'amount': '+90.39'}[29]. Jülich sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+83'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+32089'}[31], {'amount': '+32505'}[32], {'amount': '+31564'}[33], {'amount': '+32632'}[34], {'amount': '+32635'}[35], and {'amount': '+33158'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany[8], medium-sized district town[9], and railway town[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jülich include Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg[37], a provinces of Prussia[38], in Prussia[39], founded in 1815[40].

Why It Matters

Jülich ranks in the top 2% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,428 views/month).[2] Jülich has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Jülich is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Jülich include Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg[37], a provinces of Prussia[38], in Prussia[39], founded in 1815[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . 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. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+32089'}, {'amount': '+32505'}, {'amount': '+31564'} +6
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  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 9082
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 9082, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480809|JÜLICH (#167480809)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 92396
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 92396, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+32089'}, {'amount': '+32505'}, {'amount': '+31564'} +6
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  5. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
  6. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+32089'}, {'amount': '+32505'}, {'amount': '+31564'} +6
    Instance of → urban municipality in Germany, medium-sized district town, railway town
    Head of government → Axel Fuchs
    Located in time zone → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:جولیخ]]"
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