Korbach

seat of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg and town in Hesse, Germany
Place town Q500147
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Korbach

Summary

Korbach is a town[1]. Korbach ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Korbach was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Korbach was a member of Hessischer Städtetag[4].
  • Korbach is located in Waldeck-Frankenberg[5].
  • Korbach is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Korbach's head of government is recorded as Klaus Friedrich[7].
  • Korbach's head of government is recorded as Stefan Kieweg[8].
  • Korbach's instance of is recorded as town[9].
  • Korbach's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Korbach's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[11].
  • Korbach's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Korbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pyrzyce[13].
  • Korbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waltershausen[14].
  • Korbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Avranches[15].
  • Korbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vysoké Mýto[16].
  • Korbach's postal code is recorded as 34497[17].
  • Korbach's Commons category is recorded as Korbach[18].
  • Korbach's licence plate code is recorded as KB[19].
  • Korbach's local dialing code is recorded as 05631[20].
  • Korbach's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Korbach[21].
  • Korbach's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.271944444444, 'longitude': 8.8730555555556}[22].
  • Korbach's official website is recorded as https://www.korbach.de/[23].
  • Korbach's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Korbach[24].
  • Korbach's Commons gallery is recorded as Korbach[25].
  • Korbach's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/2/sn/ol?q=Korbach[26].
  • Korbach has a population of {'amount': '+23169'}[27].

Body

Geography

Korbach is in the country of Germany[6]. Korbach is located in Waldeck-Frankenberg[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+123.98'}[28] and {'amount': '+124.11'}[29]. Korbach sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+384'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+23169'}[27], {'amount': '+23515'}[31], {'amount': '+23631'}[32], {'amount': '+23581'}[33], {'amount': '+23287'}[34], and {'amount': '+23706'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[9], district capital[10], Hanseatic city[11], and urban municipality in Germany[12].

Why It Matters

Korbach ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2] Korbach has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Korbach is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . 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.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+23169'}, {'amount': '+23515'}, {'amount': '+23631'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87989
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 87989, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Germany
    Dewey decimal classification → 2--434122
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Waldeck-Frankenberg
    Coordinates → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
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