Närpes

Summary

Närpes is a town^[1]. Närpes ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Närpes is located in Ostrobothnia^[3].
• Närpes is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Närpes's image is recorded as Närpiön kirkko - Närpes kyrka.jpg^[5].
• Närpes's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Närpes's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Närpes's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Närpes's official language is recorded as Swedish^[9].
• Närpes's official language is recorded as Finnish^[10].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kurikka^[11].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Korsnäs^[12].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kristinestad^[13].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Malax^[14].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Teuva^[15].
• Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kaskinen^[16].
• Närpes's coat of arms image is recorded as Närpiö.vaakuna.svg^[17].
• Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västervik Municipality^[18].
• Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akranes^[19].
• Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamble^[20].
• Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tønder Municipality^[21].
• Närpes's legislative body is recorded as Närpes municipal council^[22].
• Närpes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000492948383^[23].
• Närpes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000494008192^[24].
• Närpes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239491774^[25].
• Närpes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152558360^[26].
• Närpes's GND ID is recorded as 4117753-8^[27].

Body

Founding

+1867-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Närpes^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Närpes stad'}^[29] and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Närpiön kaupunki'}^[30]. Närpes's part of is recorded as Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia^[31].

Why It Matters

Närpes ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2] Närpes has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Närpes is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]