Lüdenscheid

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place large_district_town Q3893
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Lüdenscheid

Summary

Lüdenscheid is a large district town[1]. Lüdenscheid has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lüdenscheid was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Lüdenscheid was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Lüdenscheid is located in Märkischer Kreis[5].
  • Lüdenscheid is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Lüdenscheid's head of government is recorded as Sebastian Wagemeyer[7].
  • Lüdenscheid's instance of is recorded as large district town[8].
  • Lüdenscheid's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[9].
  • Lüdenscheid's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[10].
  • Lüdenscheid's instance of is recorded as district capital[11].
  • Lüdenscheid's shares border with is recorded as Kierspe[12].
  • Lüdenscheid's shares border with is recorded as Halver[13].
  • Lüdenscheid's shares border with is recorded as Schalksmühle[14].
  • Lüdenscheid's twinned administrative body is recorded as Den Helder[15].
  • Lüdenscheid's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leuven[16].
  • Lüdenscheid's twinned administrative body is recorded as Myślenice[17].
  • Lüdenscheid's twinned administrative body is recorded as Romilly-sur-Seine[18].
  • Lüdenscheid's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taganrog[19].
  • Lüdenscheid's postal code is recorded as 58507–58515[20].
  • Lüdenscheid's Commons category is recorded as Lüdenscheid[21].
  • Lüdenscheid's licence plate code is recorded as MK[22].
  • Lüdenscheid's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Lüdenscheid's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • Lüdenscheid's local dialing code is recorded as 02351[25].
  • Lüdenscheid's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Lüdenscheid[26].
  • Lüdenscheid's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.21977, 'lon': 7.6273}[27].

Body

Geography

Lüdenscheid is in the country of Germany[6]. Lüdenscheid is located in Märkischer Kreis[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+86.73'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+87.02'}[29]. Lüdenscheid sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+423'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+72894'}[31], {'amount': '+76213'}[32], {'amount': '+72611'}[33], {'amount': '+71230'}[34], {'amount': '+71865'}[35], and {'amount': '+71463'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[8], Hanseatic city[9], urban municipality in Germany[10], and district capital[11].

Why It Matters

Lüdenscheid has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lüdenscheid is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . leuven.be. leuven.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . staedtetag-nrw.de. Retrieved . staedtetag-nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Retrieved . landesdatenbank.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 22d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  4. 26d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.21977, 'lon': 7.6273}
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Geonames id 6557682
    Official website https://www.luedenscheid.de/
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