Königstein

town in the Free State of Saxony in Germany
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Königstein

Summary

Königstein is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Königstein ranks in the top 10% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Königstein is located in Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Königstein/Sächs. Schw.[3].
  • Königstein is located in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[4].
  • Königstein is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Königstein is on the body of water Elbe[6].
  • Königstein's image is recorded as Koenigstein Saxony pic01 2007 04 22.jpg[7].
  • Königstein's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Königstein's shares border with is recorded as Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel[9].
  • Königstein's shares border with is recorded as Bad Schandau[10].
  • Königstein's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Königstein (Sächs. Schw.) COA.svg[11].
  • Königstein's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ebenheit[12].
  • Königstein's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Halbestadt[13].
  • Königstein's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hütten[14].
  • Königstein's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leupoldishain[15].
  • Königstein's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pfaffendorf[16].
  • Königstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Königstein[17].
  • Königstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Königstein im Taunus[18].
  • Königstein's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trmice[19].
  • Königstein's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138522418[20].
  • Königstein's GND ID is recorded as 4031558-7[21].
  • Königstein's locator map image is recorded as Königstein in PIR.svg[22].
  • Königstein's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93005637[23].
  • Königstein's IdRef ID is recorded as 203705629[24].
  • Königstein's postal code is recorded as 01824[25].
  • Königstein's Commons category is recorded as Königstein (Sächsische Schweiz)[26].
  • Königstein's licence plate code is recorded as PIR[27].

Body

Geography

Königstein is in the country of Germany[5]. Located in include Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Königstein/Sächs. Schw.[3], an administrative community of Sachsen[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1997[30] and Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[4], a rural district of Saxony[31], in Germany[32], founded in 2008[33], headquartered in Pirna[34]. Königstein is on the body of water Elbe[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26.93'}[35] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.04'}[36]. Königstein's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+212'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2116'}[38], {'amount': '+2092'}[39], {'amount': '+2089'}[40], {'amount': '+2085'}[41], {'amount': '+2101'}[42], and {'amount': '+2141'}[43].

Designation and Status

Königstein's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].

Why It Matters

Königstein ranks in the top 10% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] Königstein has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Königstein is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . statistik.sachsen.de. Retrieved . statistik.sachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [43] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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