Skagen

Summary

Skagen is a town^[1]. Skagen ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (886 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skagen is located in Frederikshavn Municipality^[3].
• Skagen is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Skagen's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Skagen's postal code is recorded as 9990^[6].
• Skagen's Commons category is recorded as Skagen^[7].
• Skagen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[8].
• Skagen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• Skagen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.722222222222, 'lon': 10.587777777778}^[10].
• Skagen's official website is recorded as https://www.toppenafdanmark.dk/^[11].
• Skagen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skagen^[12].
• Skagen has a population of {'amount': '+8198'}^[13].
• Skagen has a population of {'amount': '+7394'}^[14].
• Skagen's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (3rd ed.)^[15].
• Skagen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Skagen's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (5th ed.)^[17].
• Skagen's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Skagen^[18].
• Skagen's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Skagen, Denmark^[19].
• Skagen's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Skagen^[20].
• Skagen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[21].
• Skagen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+143'}^[22].
• Skagen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark^[23].
• Skagen's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Skagen^[24].

Body

Geography

Skagen is in the country of Denmark^[4]. Skagen is located in Frederikshavn Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Skagen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+143'}^[22]. Skagen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8198'}^[13] and {'amount': '+7394'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Skagen's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Skagen include Skagerrak^[25], a strait^[26], in Norway^[27]; Skagen Odde^[28], a peninsula^[29], in Denmark^[30]; Skagen station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Denmark^[33], founded in 1890^[34]; and toast skagen^[35].

Why It Matters

Skagen ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (886 views/month).^[2] Skagen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Skagen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Skagen include Skagerrak^[25], a strait^[26], in Norway^[27]; Skagen Odde^[28], a peninsula^[29], in Denmark^[30]; Skagen station^[31], a railway station^[32], in Denmark^[33], founded in 1890^[34]; and toast skagen^[35].