Merseburg
town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Summary
Merseburg is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Merseburg ranks in the top 6% of urban municipality in germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,777 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saalekreis[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saale[6], Geisel[7]
- Instance of: Hanseatic city[8], district capital[9]
- Shares border with: Schkopau[10], Leuna[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Châtillon[12], Genzano di Roma[13], Bottrop[14]
- Coat of arms: Wappen der Stadt Merseburg[15]
- Postal code: 06217[16]
- Commons category: Merseburg[17]
- Local dialing code: 03461[18]
- Archives at: Historisches Stadtarchiv Merseburg[19]
- Inception: 881[20]
- Coordinate location: 51.354444444444, 11.992777777778[21]
- Official website: https://www.merseburg.de/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Merseburg[23]
- Commons gallery: Merseburg[24]
- Population: 34,052[25], 34,197[26], 34,080[27], 33,641[28], 34,335[29], 34,721[30], 34,392[31], 34,491[32]
- Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[33], Regesta Imperii[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Topographia Superioris Saxoniae[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Capital of: Kreis Merseburg[39], Saalekreis[40], Prince-Bishopric of Merseburg[41], Merseburg Government Region[42]
- Official name: Merseburg[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Merseburg[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Merseburg[45]
- Native label: Merseburg[46]
- Category for people buried here: Q32382415[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 54.73[48] and 53.76[49]. Elevations include 88[50] and 98[51].
Why It Matters
Merseburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Merseburg is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]