Rothenburg ob der Tauber

town in Germany
Place greater_district_town Q153494
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Summary

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a Greater district town[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of greater_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,806 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber is located in Ansbach District[3].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber is on the body of water Tauber[5].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's head of government is recorded as Heinrich Toppler[6].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's head of government is recorded as Georg Nusch[7].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's head of government is recorded as Johann Georg Styrzel[8].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's head of government is recorded as Johann Friedrich Christoph Schrag[9].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's instance of is recorded as Greater district town[10].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[12].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Steinsfeld[13].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Neusitz[14].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Gebsattel[15].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Insingen[16].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Rot am See[17].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Blaufelden[18].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Schrozberg[19].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's shares border with is recorded as Creglingen[20].
  • Alte Burg is named after Rothenburg ob der Tauber[21].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bettenfeld[22].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bronnenmühle[23].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brundorf (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)[24].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Burgstall (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)[25].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Detwang[26].
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dürrenhof[27].

Body

Geography

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Ansbach District[3]. It is on the body of water Tauber[5]. Part of include Stimmkreis Ansbach-Nord[28], a Stimmkreis[29], in Germany[30] and Nuremberg Metropolitan Region[31], a metropolitan region in Germany[32], in Germany[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Greater district town[10], urban municipality in Germany[11], and tourist attraction[12].

History and Context

Alte Burg is named after Rothenburg ob der Tauber[21].

Why It Matters

Rothenburg ob der Tauber ranks in the top 1% of greater_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,806 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wahlen.bayern.de. wahlen.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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