Merseburg

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 (137 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as J31 673 Merseburg, Schloss und Dom, Neumarktkirche.jpg^[8].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[10].
• Merseburg's instance of is recorded as district capital^[11].
• Merseburg's shares border with is recorded as Schkopau^[12].
• Merseburg's shares border with is recorded as Leuna^[13].
• Merseburg's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Merseburg.png^[14].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Châtillon^[15].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Genzano di Roma^[16].
• Merseburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bottrop^[17].
• Merseburg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133714939^[18].
• Merseburg's GND ID is recorded as 4038749-5^[19].
• Merseburg's coat of arms is recorded as Q1648085^[20].
• Merseburg's locator map image is recorded as Merseburg in SK.svg^[21].
• Merseburg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82094975^[22].
• Merseburg's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11991366q^[23].
• Merseburg's IdRef ID is recorded as 027987205^[24].
• Merseburg's postal code is recorded as 06217^[25].
• Merseburg's Commons category is recorded as Merseburg^[26].
• Merseburg's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2406260^[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^[9], Hanseatic city^[10], and district capital^[11].

History and Context

+0881-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Merseburg^[42].

Why It Matters

Merseburg ranks in the top 6% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2] Merseburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]