Laufen

former district of Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_bavaria Q1678492
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Laufen

Summary

Laufen is a District of Bavaria[1]. Laufen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Laufen is located in Upper Bavaria[3].
  • Laufen is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Laufen is in the country of German Reich[5].
  • Laufen is in the country of Kingdom of Bavaria[6].
  • Laufen is in the country of Bavaria[7].
  • Laufen's instance of is recorded as District of Bavaria[8].
  • Laufen's capital is recorded as Laufen[9].
  • Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Altötting county[10].
  • Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Berchtesgaden[11].
  • Laufen's shares border with is recorded as District of Traunstein[12].
  • July 1, 1862 marks the founding of Laufen[13].
  • Laufen was dissolved in 1972[14].
  • Laufen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.93666667, 'longitude': 12.9325}[15].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+53151'}[16].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+58694'}[17].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+37564'}[18].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+31920'}[19].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+29311'}[20].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+28602'}[21].
  • Laufen's official name is recorded as Landkreis Laufen[22].
  • Laufen's official name is recorded as Bezirksamt Laufen[23].
  • Laufen's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+16143'}[24].
  • Laufen's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+16554'}[25].
  • Laufen's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7127'}[26].
  • Laufen's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5804'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany[4], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30]; German Reich[5], a nation state[31], in German Reich[32], founded in 1871[33]; Kingdom of Bavaria[6], a historical country[34], in German Reich[35], founded in 1806[36]; and Bavaria[7], a federated state of Germany[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1919[39]. Laufen is located in Upper Bavaria[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+55564.94'}[40], {'amount': '+55575.89'}[41], {'amount': '+55589.7'}[42], {'amount': '+55615.12'}[43], {'amount': '+55534.082'}[44], and {'amount': '+584.38'}[45]. Population counts include {'amount': '+53151'}[16], {'amount': '+58694'}[17], {'amount': '+37564'}[18], {'amount': '+31920'}[19], {'amount': '+29311'}[20], and {'amount': '+28602'}[21].

Designation and Status

Laufen's instance of is recorded as District of Bavaria[8].

History and Context

July 1, 1862 marks the founding of Laufen[13].

Why It Matters

Laufen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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