Velen

Summary

Velen is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Velen draws 18 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 image is recorded as Velen, Ortsansicht -- 2014 -- 7711.jpg^[7].
• Velen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[8].
• Velen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Velen.svg^[9].
• Velen's flag image is recorded as Banner Velen.svg^[10].
• Velen's shares border with is recorded as Heiden^[11].
• Velen's shares border with is recorded as Borken^[12].
• Velen's shares border with is recorded as Südlohn^[13].
• Velen's shares border with is recorded as Gescher^[14].
• Velen's shares border with is recorded as Reken^[15].
• Velen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Velen COA.svg^[16].
• Velen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malliß^[17].
• Velen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Długołęka^[18].
• Velen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168719432^[19].
• Velen's GND ID is recorded as 4245648-4^[20].
• Velen's locator map image is recorded as Velen in BOR.svg^[21].
• Velen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92061892^[22].
• Velen's postal code is recorded as 46342^[23].
• Velen's Commons category is recorded as Velen^[24].
• Velen's licence plate code is recorded as BOR^[25].
• Velen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 162729^[26].
• Velen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70.52'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70.75'}^[29]. Velen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+57'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13192'}^[31], {'amount': '+12989'}^[32], {'amount': '+8913'}^[33], {'amount': '+13130'}^[34], {'amount': '+13198'}^[35], and {'amount': '+13304'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Velen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[8].

Why It Matters

Velen draws 18 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.^[37]