SURFnet

national research and education network
Organization organization Q2272849
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SURFnet

Summary

SURFnet is an organization[1]. SURFnet ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SURFnet's field of work was national research and education network[3].
  • SURFnet was a member of Open Education Global[4].
  • SURFnet is in the country of Netherlands[5].
  • SURFnet's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • SURFnet's headquarters location is recorded as Utrecht[7].
  • SURFnet is part of ELIXIR-NL[8].
  • January 26, 1989 marks the founding of SURFnet[9].
  • 1986 marks the founding of SURFnet[10].
  • SURFnet was dissolved in December 31, 2020[11].
  • SURFnet's parent organization or unit is recorded as SURF (Samenwerkende Universitaire Rekenfaciliteiten)[12].
  • SURFnet's official website is recorded as http://www.surfnet.nl[13].
  • SURFnet's short name is recorded as SURF[14].
  • SURFnet's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:610::/29[15].

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 26, 1989[9] and 1986[10].

Identity

SURFnet is part of ELIXIR-NL[8]. SURFnet's short name is recorded as SURF[14].

Operations

SURFnet's headquarters location is recorded as Utrecht[7]. SURFnet's parent organization or unit is recorded as SURF (Samenwerkende Universitaire Rekenfaciliteiten)[12].

Industry

SURFnet's field of work was national research and education network[3].

Dissolution

SURFnet was dissolved in December 31, 2020[11].

Why It Matters

SURFnet ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] SURFnet is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . elixir-europe.org. Retrieved . elixir-europe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . surf.nl. surf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . surf.nl. Retrieved . surf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of ELIXIR-NL
    Parent organization or unit SURF (Samenwerkende Universitaire Rekenfaciliteiten)
    Imported from
    Country Netherlands
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 1902-C11C-9B18-4354-E47D, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269256|batch #269256]]"
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