Schortens

town in the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony, Germany
Place independent_community Q382061
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Schortens

Summary

Schortens is an independent community[1]. Schortens draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #33 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schortens is located in Friesland[3].
  • Schortens is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Schortens's head of government is recorded as Q131549403[5].
  • Schortens's instance of is recorded as independent community[6].
  • Schortens's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].
  • Schortens's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[8].
  • Schortens's shares border with is recorded as Sande[9].
  • Schortens's shares border with is recorded as Jever[10].
  • Schortens's shares border with is recorded as Wangerland[11].
  • Schortens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagybajom[12].
  • Schortens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pieszyce[13].
  • Schortens's postal code is recorded as 26419[14].
  • Schortens's Commons category is recorded as Schortens[15].
  • Schortens's licence plate code is recorded as FRI[16].
  • Schortens's local dialing code is recorded as 04421[17].
  • Schortens's local dialing code is recorded as 04422[18].
  • Schortens's local dialing code is recorded as 04423[19].
  • Schortens's local dialing code is recorded as 04461[20].
  • Schortens's local dialing code is recorded as 04468[21].
  • Schortens's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.53333333333333, 'longitude': 7.95}[22].
  • Schortens's official website is recorded as https://www.schortens.de/[23].
  • Schortens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Schortens[24].
  • Schortens has a population of {'amount': '+20416'}[25].
  • Schortens has a population of {'amount': '+20451'}[26].
  • Schortens has a population of {'amount': '+20329'}[27].

Body

Geography

Schortens is in the country of Germany[4]. Schortens is located in Friesland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+68.67'}[28] and {'amount': '+68.8'}[29]. Schortens sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+6'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20416'}[25], {'amount': '+20451'}[26], {'amount': '+20329'}[27], {'amount': '+20590'}[31], {'amount': '+20797'}[32], and {'amount': '+20932'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent community[6], urban municipality in Germany[7], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony[8].

Why It Matters

Schortens draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (independent_community category, ranking #33 of 43).[2] Schortens has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Schortens is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+20416'}, {'amount': '+20451'}, {'amount': '+20329'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+20416'}, {'amount': '+20451'}, {'amount': '+20329'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held by head of the organization → Q133871926
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 53.53333333333333, 'longitude': 7.95}
    Website → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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