Schengen Area

area of 29 European states without mutual border controls
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Schengen Area

Summary

Schengen Area is a territory[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,199 views/month, #2 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schengen Area is on the continent of Europe[3].
  • Schengen Area's instance of is recorded as territory[4].
  • Schengen Area's main regulatory text is recorded as Schengen acquis[5].
  • Schengen is named after Schengen Area[6].
  • Schengen Area's Commons category is recorded as Internal Schengen borders[7].
  • Schengen Area comprises border of the Schengen Area[8].
  • Schengen Area comprises Belgium[9].
  • Schengen Area comprises France[10].
  • Schengen Area comprises Germany[11].
  • Schengen Area comprises Luxembourg[12].
  • Schengen Area comprises Kingdom of the Netherlands[13].
  • Schengen Area comprises Portugal[14].
  • Schengen Area comprises Spain[15].
  • Schengen Area comprises Italy[16].
  • Schengen Area comprises Austria[17].
  • Schengen Area comprises Greece[18].
  • Schengen Area comprises Denmark[19].
  • Schengen Area comprises Finland[20].
  • Schengen Area comprises Iceland[21].
  • Schengen Area comprises Norway[22].
  • Schengen Area comprises Sweden[23].
  • Schengen Area comprises Liechtenstein[24].
  • Schengen Area comprises Czech Republic[25].
  • Schengen Area comprises Estonia[26].
  • Schengen Area comprises Hungary[27].

Body

Geography

Schengen Area is on the continent of Europe[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4595131'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+1774190'}[29]. Schengen Area has a population of {'amount': '+453324255'}[30].

Designation and Status

Schengen Area's instance of is recorded as territory[4].

History and Context

March 26, 1995 marks the founding of Schengen Area[31]. Schengen is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Schengen Area ranks in the top 0.93% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,199 views/month, #2 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ris.bka.gv.at. Retrieved . ris.bka.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject European Union, WikiProject Travel and Tourism
    Inception +1995-03-26T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category Category:Schengen Area
    Has part(s) border of the Schengen Area, Belgium, France +28
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0277669-schengensky-prostor, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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