Jülich

town in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place urban_municipality_in_germany Q16045
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Jülich

Summary

Jülich is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Jülich has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[19].
  • Jülich's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[20].
  • Jülich's local dialing code is recorded as 02461[21].
  • Jülich's local dialing code is recorded as 02463[22].
  • Jülich's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Jülich[23].
  • Jülich's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.922222222222, 'lon': 6.3583333333333}[24].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Juliers[25].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Jülich[26].
  • Jülich's significant event is recorded as Siege of Jülich[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+90.4'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+90.39'}[29]. Jülich sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', '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 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Jülich is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . it.nrw.de. it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Retrieved . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+32089'}, {'amount': '+32505'}, {'amount': '+31564'} +4
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  3. 23d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  4. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+32089'}, {'amount': '+32505'}, {'amount': '+31564'} +4
    Instance of urban municipality in Germany, medium-sized district town, railway town
    Head of government Axel Fuchs
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:جولیخ]]"
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