Lindau

urban municipality at Lake Constance in Lindau District, Bavaria, Germany
Place greater_district_town Q153969
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Lindau

Summary

Lindau is a Greater district town[1]. Lindau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lindau was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Lindau was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Lindau was a member of Bayerischer Städtetag[5].
  • Lindau was a member of Working Group of Bicycle-Friendly Municipalities in Bavaria[6].
  • Lindau is located in Lindau District[7].
  • Lindau is located in Illerkreis[8].
  • Lindau is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Lindau is on the body of water Obersee[10].
  • Lindau's head of government is recorded as Claudia Alfons[11].
  • Lindau's instance of is recorded as Greater district town[12].
  • Lindau's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[13].
  • Lindau's capital is recorded as Lindau[14].
  • Lindau's shares border with is recorded as Bregenz[15].
  • Lindau's shares border with is recorded as Tettnang[16].
  • Lindau is named after Lindau[17].
  • Lindau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chelles[18].
  • Lindau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Anhalt-Bitterfeld[19].
  • Lindau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serpukhov[20].
  • Lindau's postal code is recorded as 88131[21].
  • Lindau is part of Stimmkreis Lindau, Sonthofen[22].
  • Lindau's Commons category is recorded as Lindau (Bodensee)[23].
  • Lindau's licence plate code is recorded as LI[24].
  • Lindau's local dialing code is recorded as 08382[25].
  • Lindau's archives at is recorded as Former Library of the Imperial City of Lindau[26].
  • Lindau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.545833333333, 'lon': 9.6838888888889}[27].

Body

Geography

Lindau is in the country of Germany[9]. Located in include Lindau District[7], a District of Bavaria[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1862[30] and Illerkreis[8], a Kreis in the kingdom of Bavaria[31], in Kingdom of Bavaria[32]. Lindau is on the body of water Obersee[10]. Lindau is part of Stimmkreis Lindau, Sonthofen[22].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+23619'}[33], {'amount': '+26773'}[34], {'amount': '+13582'}[35], {'amount': '+25132'}[36], {'amount': '+2701'}[37], and {'amount': '+25249'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Greater district town[12] and urban municipality in Germany[13].

History and Context

Lindau is named after Lindau[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lindau include Lindau District[39], a District of Bavaria[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1862[42] and Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau[43], an award[44], founded in 1951[45].

Why It Matters

Lindau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lindau is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Lindau include Lindau District[39], a District of Bavaria[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1862[42] and Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau[43], an award[44], founded in 1951[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Q51706060. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . serpuhov.ru. serpuhov.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wahlen.bayern.de. wahlen.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . bay-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . bay-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . agfk-bayern.de. Retrieved . agfk-bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1991). wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1978). wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Q23942332. wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . Q51706060. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . 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. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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