Lorraine

Summary

Lorraine is a cultural region^[1]. Lorraine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Lorraine is located in metropolitan France^[3].
• Lorraine is in the country of France^[4].
• Lorraine's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[5].
• Lorraine's capital is recorded as Metz^[6].
• Lorraine's shares border with is recorded as Franche-Comté^[7].
• Lorraine's shares border with is recorded as Champagne-Ardenne^[8].
• Lorraine's shares border with is recorded as Alsace^[9].
• Lorraine's shares border with is recorded as Saarland^[10].
• Duchy of Lorraine is named after Lorraine^[11].
• Lorraine's flag is recorded as flag of Lorraine^[12].
• Lorraine's executive body is recorded as Regional Council of Lorraine^[13].
• Lorraine's coat of arms is recorded as Q680157^[14].
• Lorraine's Commons category is recorded as Lorraine^[15].
• Lorraine's patron saint is recorded as Saint Nicholas^[16].
• Lorraine ended on January 1, 2016^[17].
• Lorraine's highest point is recorded as Hohneck^[18].
• Lorraine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.6, 'lon': 6.4872222222222}^[19].
• Lorraine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lorraine^[20].
• Lorraine's Commons gallery is recorded as Lorraine^[21].
• Lorraine has a population of {'amount': '+2345197'}^[22].
• Lorraine's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Lorraine^[23].
• Lorraine's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Lorraine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Lorraine's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[26].
• Lorraine's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Geography

Lorraine is in the country of France^[4]. Lorraine is located in metropolitan France^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lorraine covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23547'}^[28]. Lorraine has a population of {'amount': '+2345197'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Lorraine's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[5].

History and Context

Duchy of Lorraine is named after Lorraine^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lorraine include Lorraine^[29], a frigate^[30]; Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1991^[34]; Lorain County^[35], a county of Ohio^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1824^[38]; cross of Lorraine^[39], a crosses in heraldry^[40]; and Gare de Lorraine TGV^[41], a railway station^[42], in France^[43], founded in 2007^[44].

Why It Matters

Lorraine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for Lorraine include Lorraine^[29], a frigate^[30]; Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1991^[34]; Lorain County^[35], a county of Ohio^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1824^[38]; cross of Lorraine^[39], a crosses in heraldry^[40]; and Gare de Lorraine TGV^[41], a railway station^[42], in France^[43], founded in 2007^[44].