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unification of Germany

creation of a politically and administratively integrated nation state of German-speaking populations on 18 January 1871, in the form of the German Empire
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unification of Germany
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Summary

unification of Germany is a historical process[1]. It draws 13,460 Wikipedia views per month (historical process category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Instance of: political union[4]
  • Commons category: Unification of Germany[5]
  • Has part(s): Austro-Prussian War[6]
  • Point in time: January 18, 1871[7]
  • Topic has template: Template:Unification of Germany[8]
  • Different from: German reunification[9], Anschluss[10], Pan-Germanism[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

unification of Germany has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

France

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Wikiedro · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → France
    End time → +1871-05-10T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Country: Germany"
  2. 19w ago · IdanST · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → +1866-08-18T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Start time: 18 August 1866"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical process, political union
    Country → France
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Point in time → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007529119205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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