Lingen

town in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Lingen

Summary

Lingen is a large independent city of Lower Saxony[1]. Lingen draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #6 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lingen was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Lingen was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag[4].
  • Lingen is located in Emsland[5].
  • Lingen is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Lingen is on the body of water Ems[7].
  • Lingen's head of government is recorded as Dieter Krone[8].
  • Lingen's head of government is recorded as Hans Klukkert[9].
  • Lingen's head of government is recorded as Ursula Ramelow[10].
  • Lingen's instance of is recorded as large independent city of Lower Saxony[11].
  • Lingen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Lingen's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[13].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Bawinkel[14].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Thuine[15].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Geeste[16].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Langen[17].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Messingen[18].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Lünne[19].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Emsbüren[20].
  • Lingen's shares border with is recorded as Wietmarschen[21].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burton upon Trent[22].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lanivtsi[23].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bielawa[24].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marienberg[25].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Elbeuf[26].
  • Lingen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salt[27].

Body

Geography

Lingen is in the country of Germany[6]. Lingen is located in Emsland[5]. Lingen is on the body of water Ems[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+176.13'}[28] and {'amount': '+176.19'}[29]. Lingen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+24'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+52158'}[31], {'amount': '+53905'}[32], {'amount': '+54117'}[33], {'amount': '+54422'}[34], {'amount': '+55599'}[35], and {'amount': '+56542'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large independent city of Lower Saxony[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[13].

Why It Matters

Lingen draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (large_independent_city_of_lower_saxony category, ranking #6 of 6).[2] Lingen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Lingen is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
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  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+52158'}, {'amount': '+53905'}, {'amount': '+54117'} +6
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  2. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+52158'}, {'amount': '+53905'}, {'amount': '+54117'} +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 ↗
    Located in time zone
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  4. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Lingen (Ems)
    Located in
    Official website https://www.lingen.de/, https://www.lingen.de/en/
    Coordinates
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:لینگن، جرمنی]]"
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