Schwelm

seat of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis and town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place district_capital Q11293
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Schwelm

Summary

Schwelm is a district capital[1]. Schwelm draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #37 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schwelm was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Schwelm was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Schwelm is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[5].
  • Schwelm is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Schwelm is on the body of water Wupper[7].
  • Schwelm's head of government is recorded as Gabriele Grollmann-Mock[8].
  • Schwelm's image is recorded as Schwelm Stadtansicht.JPG[9].
  • Schwelm's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Schwelm's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[11].
  • Schwelm's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Schwelm's flag image is recorded as Banner Schwelm.svg[13].
  • Schwelm's flag image is recorded as Flagge Schwelm.svg[14].
  • Schwelm's shares border with is recorded as Wuppertal[15].
  • Schwelm's shares border with is recorded as Gevelsberg[16].
  • Schwelm's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Schwelm COA.svg[17].
  • Schwelme is named after Schwelm[18].
  • Schwelm's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fourqueux[19].
  • Schwelm's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123287526[20].
  • Schwelm's GND ID is recorded as 4053923-4[21].
  • Schwelm's locator map image is recorded as Schwelm in EN.svg[22].
  • Schwelm's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91010691[23].
  • Schwelm's postal code is recorded as 58332[24].
  • Schwelm's Commons category is recorded as Schwelm[25].
  • Schwelm's licence plate code is recorded as EN[26].
  • Schwelm's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 162833[27].

Body

Geography

Schwelm is in the country of Germany[6]. Schwelm is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[5]. Schwelm is on the body of water Wupper[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.5'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.49'}[29]. Schwelm's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+213'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28461'}[31], {'amount': '+28478'}[32], {'amount': '+31850'}[33], {'amount': '+28542'}[34], {'amount': '+28590'}[35], and {'amount': '+28501'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital[10], medium-sized district town[11], and urban municipality in Germany[12].

History and Context

Schwelme is named after Schwelm[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Schwelm include Brauerei Schwelm[37], a business[38], in Germany[39], headquartered in Schwelm[40].

Why It Matters

Schwelm draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #37 of 45).[2] Schwelm has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Schwelm is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Schwelm include Brauerei Schwelm[37], a business[38], in Germany[39], headquartered in Schwelm[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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