Oranienburg
town in Brandenburg state, Germany
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Summary
Oranienburg is a large district town[1]. Oranienburg draws 2,993 Wikipedia views per month (large district town category, ranking #4 of 30).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oberhavel District[4]
- Country: Germany[5], Free State of Prussia[6]
- Head of government: Alexander Laesicke[7], Jennifer Collin-Feeder[8]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[9], district capital[10]
- Shares border with: Hohen Neuendorf[11], Mühlenbecker Land[12], Oberkrämer[13], Velten[14], Birkenwerder[15], Löwenberger Land[16], Liebenwalde[17], Leegebruch[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Mělník[19], Bagnolet[20], Hamm[21], Vught[22], Friedrichsthal[23]
- Postal code: 16515[24]
- Commons category: Oranienburg[25]
- Local dialing code: 03301[26]
- Has part(s): Friedhof Oranienburg[27]
- Coordinate location: 52.754444444444, 13.236944444444[28]
- Official website: https://oranienburg.de/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oranienburg[30]
- Commons gallery: Oranienburg[31]
- Population: 43,526[32], 43,982[33], 44,512[34], 45,492[35], 46,555[36], 47,752[37], 48,492[38], 49,122[39], 49,824[40]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Topographia Electoratus Brandenburgici et Ducatus Pomeraniae[42], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44]
- Capital of: Oberhavel District[45], Kreis Oranienburg[46]
- Official name: Oranienburg[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:People born in Oranienburg[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Oranienburg[49]
- Native label: Oranienburg[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Oranienburg[51]
- Elevation above sea level: 34[52]
- Area: 162.37[53], 163.66[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Oranienburg include Oranienburger Straße[55], a street[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1300[58] and Oranienburg Gate[59], a city gate[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1789[62].
Why It Matters
Oranienburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Oranienburg is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Oranienburg include Oranienburger Straße[55], a street[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1300[58] and Oranienburg Gate[59], a city gate[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1789[62].