Laufen

German town in the district of Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Laufen

Summary

Laufen is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Laufen draws 457 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #139 of 1,277).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laufen was a member of Bayerischer Städtetag[3].
  • Laufen is located in District of Berchtesgadener Land[4].
  • Laufen is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Laufen is on the body of water Salzach[6].
  • Laufen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].
  • Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Oberndorf bei Salzburg[8].
  • Laufen's shares border with is recorded as Saaldorf-Surheim[9].
  • Laufen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laufen[10].
  • Laufen's postal code is recorded as 83410[11].
  • Laufen is part of Stimmkreis Berchtesgadener Land[12].
  • Laufen's Commons category is recorded as Laufen (Salzach)[13].
  • Laufen's licence plate code is recorded as BGL[14].
  • Laufen's licence plate code is recorded as BGD[15].
  • Laufen's licence plate code is recorded as LF[16].
  • Laufen's licence plate code is recorded as REI[17].
  • Laufen's local dialing code is recorded as 08682[18].
  • Laufen's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Laufen[19].
  • Laufen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.933333333333, 'longitude': 12.933333333333}[20].
  • Laufen's official website is recorded as https://stadtlaufen.de/[21].
  • Laufen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laufen (Salzach)[22].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+5634'}[23].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+6954'}[24].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+5547'}[25].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+4105'}[26].
  • Laufen has a population of {'amount': '+2619'}[27].

Body

Geography

Laufen is in the country of Germany[5]. Laufen is located in District of Berchtesgadener Land[4]. Laufen is on the body of water Salzach[6]. Laufen is part of Stimmkreis Berchtesgadener Land[12].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+35.31'}[28] and {'amount': '+35.28'}[29]. Elevations include {'amount': '+394'}[30], {'amount': '+405'}[31], and {'amount': '+423'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5634'}[23], {'amount': '+6954'}[24], {'amount': '+5547'}[25], {'amount': '+4105'}[26], {'amount': '+2619'}[27], and {'amount': '+2149'}[33].

Designation and Status

Laufen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].

Why It Matters

Laufen draws 457 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #139 of 1,277).[2] Laufen has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Laufen is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
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  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+5634'}, {'amount': '+6954'}, {'amount': '+5547'} +17
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id A66239
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: A66239, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263620|batch #263620]]"
  3. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+5634'}, {'amount': '+6954'}, {'amount': '+5547'} +17
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 14w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
  5. 16w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hashtag StadtLaufen, LaufenSalzach, LaufenAnDerSalzach
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
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