Liège

city in Wallonia, Belgium
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Liège

Summary

Liège is a city[1]. Liège ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,073 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Liège received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[3].
  • Liège received the Good City[4].
  • Liège received the Bonne Ville de l'Empire first class[5].
  • Liège received the Belgian municipality with the title of city[6].
  • Liège is located in Arrondissement of Liège[7].
  • Liège is in the country of Belgium[8].
  • Liège is on the body of water Monsin Canal[9].
  • Liège is on the body of water Meuse[10].
  • Liège is on the body of water Ourthe[11].
  • Liège is on the body of water Albert Canal[12].
  • Liège is on the body of water Canal de l'Ourthe[13].
  • Liège's head of government is recorded as Willy Demeyer[14].
  • Liège's image is recorded as Liege View 01.jpg[15].
  • Liège's image is recorded as Meuse fragnee.jpg[16].
  • Liège's image is recorded as Hotel de ville Liège.jpg[17].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as city[18].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium[19].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city[20].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as episcopal see[21].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as chef-lieu[22].
  • Liège's instance of is recorded as big city[23].
  • Liège's official language is recorded as French[24].
  • Liège's flag image is recorded as LuikVlag.svg[25].
  • Liège's shares border with is recorded as Herstal[26].
  • Liège's shares border with is recorded as Seraing[27].

Body

Geography

Liège is in the country of Belgium[8]. Liège is located in Arrondissement of Liège[7]. Adjacent water bodies include Monsin Canal[9], a canal[28], in Belgium[29]; Meuse[10], a main stem[30], in France[31]; Ourthe[11], a river[32], in Belgium[33]; Albert Canal[12], a canal[34], in Belgium[35]; and Canal de l'Ourthe[13], a canal[36], in Belgium[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[18], municipality of Belgium[19], Belgian municipality with the title of city[20], episcopal see[21], chef-lieu[22], and big city[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Liège include Liege Airport[38], an airport[39], in Belgium[40]; Province of Liege[41], a province of Belgium[42], in Belgium[43]; and sirop de Liège[44], a culinary speciality[45], in Belgium[46].

Why It Matters

Liège ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,073 views/month).[2] Liège has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Liège is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Liège include Liege Airport[38], an airport[39], in Belgium[40]; Province of Liege[41], a province of Belgium[42], in Belgium[43]; and sirop de Liège[44], a culinary speciality[45], in Belgium[46].

FAQs

What awards did Liège receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[3], Good City[4], Bonne Ville de l'Empire first class[5], and Belgian municipality with the title of city[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [26] . wikidata.org.
  15. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . provincedeliege.be. provincedeliege.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [11] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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