Lich

town in Landkreis Gießen in Hesse, Germany
Place town Q632282
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Lich

Summary

Lich is a town[1]. Lich ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lich was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund[3].
  • Lich is located in Gießen[4].
  • Lich is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Lich's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Lich's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Hungen[8].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Münzenberg[9].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Pohlheim[10].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Fernwald[11].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Reiskirchen[12].
  • Lich's shares border with is recorded as Laubach[13].
  • Lich's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangermünde[14].
  • Lich's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budakeszi[15].
  • Lich's postal code is recorded as 35423[16].
  • Lich's Commons category is recorded as Lich (Hessen)[17].
  • Lich's licence plate code is recorded as GI[18].
  • Lich's local dialing code is recorded as 06004[19].
  • Lich's local dialing code is recorded as 06404[20].
  • Lich's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.521666666667, 'longitude': 8.8208333333333}[21].
  • Lich's official website is recorded as https://www.lich.de/[22].
  • Lich's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lich (Hessen)[23].
  • Lich's Commons gallery is recorded as Lich (Hessen)[24].
  • Lich's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/1/sn/ol?q=Lich[25].
  • Lich has a population of {'amount': '+13097'}[26].
  • Lich has a population of {'amount': '+13290'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lich is in the country of Germany[5]. Lich is located in Gießen[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+77.64'}[28], {'amount': '+77.61'}[29], and {'amount': '+77.63'}[30]. Elevations include {'amount': '+169'}[31] and {'amount': '+177'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13097'}[26], {'amount': '+13290'}[27], {'amount': '+13508'}[33], {'amount': '+13650'}[34], {'amount': '+13938'}[35], and {'amount': '+14218'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6] and urban municipality in Germany[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lich include Licher Brewery[37], a brewery[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1854[40].

Why It Matters

Lich ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] Lich has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Lich is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Lich include Licher Brewery[37], a brewery[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1854[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+13097'}, {'amount': '+13290'}, {'amount': '+13508'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+13097'}, {'amount': '+13290'}, {'amount': '+13508'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  3. 13w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Coordinate location {'latitude': 50.521666666667, 'longitude': 8.8208333333333}
    Website
    Area {'amount': '+77.64'}, {'amount': '+77.61'}, {'amount': '+77.63'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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