Merksem

Summary

Merksem is a municipality section^[1]. Merksem ranks in the top 3% of municipality_section entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merksem is located in Antwerp^[3].
• Merksem is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Merksem's image is recorded as Merksem, straatzicht met kerk foto1 2011-10-16 12.50.JPG^[5].
• Merksem's instance of is recorded as municipality section^[6].
• Merksem's instance of is recorded as district of Antwerp^[7].
• Merksem's flag image is recorded as Flag of Merksem (district).svg^[8].
• Merksem's coat of arms image is recorded as Wapenschild Merksem.svg^[9].
• Merksem's flag is recorded as flag of Merksem^[10].
• Merksem's GND ID is recorded as 4535170-3^[11].
• Merksem's locator map image is recorded as DistrictMerksemLocation.png^[12].
• Merksem's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80093411^[13].
• Merksem's postal code is recorded as 2170^[14].
• Merksem's Commons category is recorded as Merksem^[15].
• Merksem's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 62307^[16].
• Merksem's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.2428, 'lon': 4.4414}^[17].
• Merksem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k75s^[18].
• Merksem's official website is recorded as https://www.antwerpen.be/nl/overzicht/district-merksem-1/nieuws^[19].
• Merksem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merksem^[20].
• Merksem's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as d96e1806-ac20-4ce5-9957-7f8d0062a7e5^[21].
• Merksem's population is recorded as {'amount': '+47525'}^[22].
• Merksem's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0467298^[23].
• Merksem's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Merksem's list of monuments is recorded as Q779543^[25].
• Merksem's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Merksem^[26].
• Merksem's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Merksemmenaar'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Merksem is in the country of Belgium^[4]. Merksem is located in Antwerp^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Merksem's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.28'}^[28]. Merksem's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[29]. Merksem's population is recorded as {'amount': '+47525'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality section^[6] and district of Antwerp^[7].

Why It Matters

Merksem ranks in the top 3% of municipality_section entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).^[2] Merksem has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]