Lincoln

cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, UK
City city Q180057
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Lincoln

Summary

Lincoln is a city[1]. Lincoln ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln[3].
  • Lincoln is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lincoln's image is recorded as Lincoln-BrayfordPool.jpg[5].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as county town[7].
  • Lincoln's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Lincoln's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lincoln.svg[9].
  • Lincoln's coat of arms image is recorded as Lincoln.svg[10].
  • Lindum Colonia is named after Lincoln[11].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Neustadt an der Weinstraße[12].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port Lincoln[13].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangshan[14].
  • Lincoln's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radomsko[15].
  • Lincoln's legislative body is recorded as City of Lincoln Council[16].
  • Lincoln's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144214946[17].
  • Lincoln's GND ID is recorded as 4114422-3[18].
  • Lincoln's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50057360[19].
  • Lincoln's postal code is recorded as LN1-LN6[20].
  • Lincoln's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln, England[21].
  • Lincoln's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[22].
  • Lincoln's local dialing code is recorded as 01522[23].
  • Lincoln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.25, 'lon': -0.55}[24].
  • Lincoln's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jt2[25].
  • Lincoln's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1208834[26].
  • Lincoln's significant event is recorded as Siege of Lincoln[27].

Body

Geography

Lincoln is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Lincoln is located in Lincoln[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lincoln's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.69'}[28]. Lincoln's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+100160'}[30] and {'amount': '+97541'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], county town[7], and big city[8].

History and Context

Lindum Colonia is named after Lincoln[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[32], an aircraft family[33]; Port Lincoln[34], a town[35], in Australia[36]; Lincoln[37], a New England town[38], in United States[39], founded in 1650[40]; Lincoln United F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1938[44]; Lincoln County[45], a county of Maine[46], in United States[47], founded in 1760[48]; and Lincoln Central railway station[49], a railway station[50], in United Kingdom[51].

Why It Matters

Lincoln ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[2] Lincoln has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Lincoln is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Lincoln include Avro Lincoln[32], an aircraft family[33]; Port Lincoln[34], a town[35], in Australia[36]; Lincoln[37], a New England town[38], in United States[39], founded in 1650[40]; Lincoln United F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1938[44]; Lincoln County[45], a county of Maine[46], in United States[47], founded in 1760[48]; and Lincoln Central railway station[49], a railway station[50], in United Kingdom[51].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [51] . 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. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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