Krefeld

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Krefeld

Summary

Krefeld is a big city[1]. Krefeld draws 1,527 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #157 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Krefeld was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Krefeld was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Krefeld was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[5].
  • Krefeld was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland[6].
  • Krefeld is located in Düsseldorf Government Region[7].
  • Krefeld is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Krefeld's head of government is recorded as Frank Meyer[9].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Wesel[13].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Viersen[14].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss[15].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Duisburg[16].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Meerbusch[17].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kayseri[18].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Venlo[19].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leicester[20].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunkirk[21].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leiden[22].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oder-Spree District[23].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulyanovsk[24].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Charlotte[25].
  • Krefeld's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Krefeld[26].
  • Krefeld's postal code is recorded as 47798–47809[27].

Body

Geography

Krefeld is in the country of Germany[8]. Krefeld is located in Düsseldorf Government Region[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+225144'}[28], {'amount': '+226812'}[29], {'amount': '+226699'}[30], {'amount': '+228463'}[31], {'amount': '+227020'}[32], and {'amount': '+89377'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[10], urban municipality in Germany[11], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Krefeld include Krefeld-Oppum station[34], a railway station[35], in Germany[36].

Why It Matters

Krefeld draws 1,527 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #157 of 300).[2] Krefeld has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Krefeld is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Krefeld include Krefeld-Oppum station[34], a railway station[35], in Germany[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . 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. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+225144'}, {'amount': '+226812'}, {'amount': '+226699'} +9
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  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 9507
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78330
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  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+225144'}, {'amount': '+226812'}, {'amount': '+226699'} +9
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  5. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historical gazetteer (gov) id → KREELDJO31GI
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