Melsungen

town in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in Hesse, Germany
Place town Q552495
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Melsungen

Summary

Melsungen is a town[1]. Melsungen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Melsungen was a member of Hessischer Städtetag[3].
  • Melsungen was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund[4].
  • Melsungen is located in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis[5].
  • Melsungen is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Melsungen's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Melsungen's instance of is recorded as Luftkurort[8].
  • Melsungen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[9].
  • Melsungen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Liebenstein[10].
  • Melsungen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Todi[11].
  • Melsungen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dreux[12].
  • Melsungen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Liebenstein[13].
  • Melsungen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Evesham[14].
  • Melsungen's postal code is recorded as 34212[15].
  • Melsungen's Commons category is recorded as Melsungen[16].
  • Melsungen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • Melsungen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[18].
  • Melsungen's local dialing code is recorded as 05661[19].
  • Melsungen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.13333333333333, 'lon': 9.55}[20].
  • Melsungen's official website is recorded as https://www.melsungen.de/[21].
  • Melsungen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melsungen[22].
  • Melsungen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/2/sn/ol?q=Melsungen[23].
  • Melsungen has a population of {'amount': '+13381'}[24].
  • Melsungen has a population of {'amount': '+13682'}[25].
  • Melsungen has a population of {'amount': '+13659'}[26].
  • Melsungen has a population of {'amount': '+13659'}[27].

Body

Geography

Melsungen is in the country of Germany[6]. Melsungen is located in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.1'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.09'}[29]. Melsungen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+172'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13381'}[24], {'amount': '+13682'}[25], {'amount': '+13659'}[26], {'amount': '+13695'}[31], {'amount': '+13797'}[32], and {'amount': '+13839'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[7], Luftkurort[8], and urban municipality in Germany[9].

Why It Matters

Melsungen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . hess-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . hess-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . hsgb.de. Retrieved . hsgb.de. Provenance: 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] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . statistik.hessen.de. statistik.hessen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+13381'}, {'amount': '+13682'}, {'amount': '+13659'} +7
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    Population
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.13333333333333, 'lon': 9.55}
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    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.1'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.09'}
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