Torgau

town in Saxony, Germany
Place greater_district_town Q12062
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Torgau

Summary

Torgau is a Greater district town[1]. Torgau draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (greater_district_town category, ranking #10 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Torgau received the European City of the Reformation[3].
  • Torgau was a member of Bund der Lutherstädte[4].
  • Torgau is located in Nordsachsen[5].
  • Torgau is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Torgau is on the body of water Elbe[7].
  • Torgau's head of government is recorded as Henrik Simon[8].
  • Torgau's image is recorded as Torgau-.JPG[9].
  • Torgau's instance of is recorded as Greater district town[10].
  • Torgau's instance of is recorded as Lutherstadt[11].
  • Torgau's shares border with is recorded as Mockrehna[12].
  • Torgau's shares border with is recorded as Elsnig[13].
  • Torgau's shares border with is recorded as Beilrode[14].
  • Torgau's coat of arms image is recorded as Torgauer Wappen.svg[15].
  • Torgau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Znojmo[16].
  • Torgau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sindelfingen[17].
  • Torgau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144281851[18].
  • Torgau's GND ID is recorded as 4060446-9[19].
  • Torgau's locator map image is recorded as Torgau in TDO.png[20].
  • Torgau's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83048782[21].
  • Torgau's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15101704k[22].
  • Torgau's postal code is recorded as 04860[23].
  • Torgau's postal code is recorded as 04861[24].
  • Torgau's Commons category is recorded as Torgau[25].
  • Torgau's licence plate code is recorded as TDO[26].
  • Torgau's licence plate code is recorded as DZ[27].

Body

Geography

Torgau is in the country of Germany[6]. Torgau is located in Nordsachsen[5]. Torgau is on the body of water Elbe[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+102.53'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+102.81'}[29]. Torgau's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+78'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20047'}[31], {'amount': '+20088'}[32], {'amount': '+20065'}[33], {'amount': '+19851'}[34], {'amount': '+19625'}[35], and {'amount': '+19802'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Greater district town[10] and Lutherstadt[11].

Why It Matters

Torgau draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (greater_district_town category, ranking #10 of 73).[2] Torgau has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Torgau receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].

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. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . statistik.sachsen.de. statistik.sachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . statistik.sachsen.de. Retrieved . statistik.sachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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