Leverkusen

Summary

Leverkusen is a big city^[1]. Leverkusen draws 659 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #140 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Leverkusen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[3].
• Leverkusen was a member of Climate Alliance^[4].
• Leverkusen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Leverkusen was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland^[6].
• Leverkusen is located in Cologne Government Region^[7].
• Leverkusen is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Leverkusen's head of government is recorded as Uwe Richrath^[9].
• Leverkusen's image is recorded as Schloss Morsbroich (Leverkusen) (1).jpg^[10].
• Leverkusen's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Leverkusen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Leverkusen's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[13].
• Leverkusen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Leverkusen.svg^[14].
• Leverkusen's shares border with is recorded as Cologne^[15].
• Leverkusen's shares border with is recorded as Mettmann^[16].
• Leverkusen's shares border with is recorded as Burscheid^[17].
• Leverkusen's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Berg District^[18].
• Leverkusen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Leverkusen COA.svg^[19].
• Carl Leverkus is named after Leverkusen^[20].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwedt/Oder^[21].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oulu^[22].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ljubljana^[23].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nazareth^[24].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chinandega^[25].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Villeneuve-d'Ascq^[26].
• Leverkusen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Racibórz^[27].

Body

Geography

Leverkusen is in the country of Germany^[8]. Leverkusen is located in Cologne Government Region^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+162738'}^[28], {'amount': '+163113'}^[29], {'amount': '+163577'}^[30], {'amount': '+165947'}^[31], {'amount': '+163838'}^[32], and {'amount': '+163905'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[11], urban municipality in Germany^[12], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[13].

History and Context

+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leverkusen^[34]. Carl Leverkus is named after Leverkusen^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Leverkusen include Leverkusen Bridge^[35], a road bridge^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1965^[38].

Why It Matters

Leverkusen draws 659 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #140 of 300).^[2] Leverkusen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

Entities named for Leverkusen include Leverkusen Bridge^[35], a road bridge^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1965^[38].