Velen

town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Velen

Summary

Velen is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Velen draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #150 of 1,277).[2]

Key Facts

  • Velen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Velen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Velen is located in Borken[5].
  • Velen is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Velen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].
  • Velen's shares border with is recorded as Heiden[8].
  • Velen's shares border with is recorded as Borken[9].
  • Velen's shares border with is recorded as Südlohn[10].
  • Velen's shares border with is recorded as Gescher[11].
  • Velen's shares border with is recorded as Reken[12].
  • Velen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malliß[13].
  • Velen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Długołęka[14].
  • Velen's postal code is recorded as 46342[15].
  • Velen's Commons category is recorded as Velen[16].
  • Velen's licence plate code is recorded as BOR[17].
  • Velen's local dialing code is recorded as 02863[18].
  • Velen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.893888888889, 'longitude': 6.9897222222222}[19].
  • Velen's official website is recorded as https://www.velen.de/[20].
  • Velen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velen[21].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+13192'}[22].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+12989'}[23].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+8913'}[24].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+13130'}[25].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+13198'}[26].
  • Velen has a population of {'amount': '+13304'}[27].

Body

Geography

Velen is in the country of Germany[6]. Velen is located in Borken[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+70.52'}[28] and {'amount': '+70.75'}[29]. Velen sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+57'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13192'}[22], {'amount': '+12989'}[23], {'amount': '+8913'}[24], {'amount': '+13130'}[25], {'amount': '+13198'}[26], and {'amount': '+13304'}[27].

Designation and Status

Velen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[7].

Why It Matters

Velen draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (urban_municipality_in_germany category, ranking #150 of 1,277).[2] Velen has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Velen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+13192'}, {'amount': '+12989'}, {'amount': '+8913'} +6
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+13192'}, {'amount': '+12989'}, {'amount': '+8913'} +6
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  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  4. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Velen
    Geonames id → 2817704, 6553093
    Country → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+57'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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