Merseburg

Summary

Merseburg is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Merseburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Merseburg was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Merseburg is located in Saalekreis^[4].
• Merseburg is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Merseburg is on the body of water Saale^[6].
• Merseburg is on the body of water Geisel^[7].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[8].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[9].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as district capital^[10].
• Merseburg's shares border with is recorded as Schkopau^[11].
• Merseburg's shares border with is recorded as Leuna^[12].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Châtillon^[13].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Genzano di Roma^[14].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bottrop^[15].
• Merseburg's coat of arms is recorded as Q1648085^[16].
• Merseburg's postal code is recorded as 06217^[17].
• Merseburg's Commons category is recorded as Merseburg^[18].
• Merseburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Merseburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[20].
• Merseburg's local dialing code is recorded as 03461^[21].
• Merseburg's archives at is recorded as Historisches Stadtarchiv Merseburg^[22].
• 881 marks the founding of Merseburg^[23].
• Merseburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.354444444444, 'lon': 11.992777777778}^[24].
• Merseburg's official website is recorded as https://www.merseburg.de/^[25].
• Merseburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merseburg^[26].
• Merseburg's Commons gallery is recorded as Merseburg^[27].

Body

Geography

Merseburg is in the country of Germany^[5]. Merseburg is located in Saalekreis^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Saale^[6], a river^[28], in Germany^[29] and Geisel^[7], a river^[30], in Germany^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+54.73'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.76'}^[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+88'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+34052'}^[36], {'amount': '+34197'}^[37], {'amount': '+34080'}^[38], {'amount': '+33641'}^[39], {'amount': '+34335'}^[40], and {'amount': '+34721'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[8], Hanseatic city^[9], and district capital^[10].

History and Context

881 marks the founding of Merseburg^[23].

Why It Matters

Merseburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]