Krefeld

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Krefeld

Summary

Krefeld is a big city[1]. Krefeld draws 284 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 image is recorded as Rathaus Krefeld (8676439516) v2.jpg[10].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Krefeld's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[13].
  • Krefeld's flag image is recorded as Flagge Krefeld.svg[14].
  • Krefeld's flag image is recorded as Banner Krefeld.svg[15].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Wesel[16].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Viersen[17].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss[18].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Duisburg[19].
  • Krefeld's shares border with is recorded as Meerbusch[20].
  • Krefeld's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Krefeld COA.svg[21].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kayseri[22].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Venlo[23].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leicester[24].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunkirk[25].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leiden[26].
  • Krefeld's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oder-Spree District[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[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[13].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Krefeld draws 284 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 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . krefeld.de. Retrieved . krefeld.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . agfs-nrw.de. Retrieved . agfs-nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . staedtetag-nrw.de. Retrieved . staedtetag-nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . destatis.de. destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . zeitpunkt.nrw. zeitpunkt.nrw. Provenance: 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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