Osnabrück

independent city of Germany, Lower Saxony, capital of the Osnabrück District
Place big_city Q2916
Osnabrück
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Osnabrück

Summary

Osnabrück is a big city[1]. Osnabrück draws 3,302 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #105 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Osnabrück was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Osnabrück was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Osnabrück was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag[5].
  • Osnabrück is located in Lower Saxony[6].
  • Osnabrück is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Osnabrück is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Osnabrück is on the body of water Hase[9].
  • Osnabrück is on the body of water Düte[10].
  • Osnabrück is on the body of water Rubbenbruchsee[11].
  • Osnabrück is on the body of water Attersee (Osnabrück)[12].
  • Osnabrück's head of government is recorded as Katharina Pötter[13].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as major regional center[15].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as college town[16].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[17].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[18].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as urban district of Lower Saxony[19].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as district capital[20].
  • Osnabrück's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[21].
  • Osnabrück's shares border with is recorded as Osnabrück District[22].
  • Osnabrück's shares border with is recorded as Steinfurt[23].
  • Osnabrück's founder is recorded as Charlemagne[24].
  • Osnabrück's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Innenstadt[25].
  • Osnabrück's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Weststadt[26].
  • Osnabrück's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Westerberg[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany[7], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30]. Osnabrück is located in Lower Saxony[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Hase[9], a river[31], in Germany[32]; Düte[10], a river[33], in Germany[34]; Rubbenbruchsee[11], a lake[35], in Germany[36]; and Attersee (Osnabrück)[12], a lake[37], in Germany[38]. Osnabrück is part of Q805371[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[14], major regional center[15], college town[16], Hanseatic city[17], urban municipality in Germany[18], and urban district of Lower Saxony[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Osnabrück include Münster/Osnabrück Airport[40], a commercial airport[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1972[43]; Osnabrück District[44], a district of Lower Saxony[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1885[47]; and Osnabrück Government Region[48], a government region of Lower Saxony[49], in German Empire[50], founded in 1885[51].

Why It Matters

Osnabrück draws 3,302 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #105 of 300).[2] Osnabrück has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Osnabrück is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Osnabrück include Münster/Osnabrück Airport[40], a commercial airport[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1972[43]; Osnabrück District[44], a district of Lower Saxony[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1885[47]; and Osnabrück Government Region[48], a government region of Lower Saxony[49], in German Empire[50], founded in 1885[51].

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . nst.de. Retrieved . nst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  3. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +8
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    Coordinate location {'lat': 52.278888888889, 'lon': 8.0430555555556}
    Population {'amount': '+156315'}, {'amount': '+154513'}, {'amount': '+164119'} +15
    Mountain range Osnabrück Uplands, Lower Saxon Hills
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