Viersen

Summary

Viersen is a large district town^[1]. Viersen draws 227 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #16 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viersen was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Viersen was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[4].
• Viersen is located in Viersen^[5].
• Viersen is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Viersen's head of government is recorded as Christoph Hopp^[7].
• Viersen's instance of is recorded as large district town^[8].
• Viersen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Viersen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[10].
• Viersen's shares border with is recorded as Schwalmtal^[11].
• Viersen's shares border with is recorded as Nettetal^[12].
• Viersen's shares border with is recorded as Grefrath^[13].
• Viersen's shares border with is recorded as Tönisvorst^[14].
• Viersen's shares border with is recorded as Willich^[15].
• Viersen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Calau^[16].
• Viersen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaniv^[17].
• Viersen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mittweida^[18].
• Viersen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Peterborough^[19].
• Viersen's postal code is recorded as 41747–41751^[20].
• Viersen's Commons category is recorded as Viersen^[21].
• Viersen's licence plate code is recorded as VIE^[22].
• Viersen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Viersen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[24].
• Viersen's local dialing code is recorded as 02162^[25].
• Viersen's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Viersen^[26].
• Viersen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.25557, 'lon': 6.39168}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91.08'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91.1'}^[29]. Viersen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+76384'}^[31], {'amount': '+76586'}^[32], {'amount': '+84220'}^[33], {'amount': '+76905'}^[34], {'amount': '+77523'}^[35], and {'amount': '+78208'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town^[8], urban municipality in Germany^[9], and district capital^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Viersen include Viersen^[37], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1975^[40].

Why It Matters

Viersen draws 227 Wikipedia views per month (large_district_town category, ranking #16 of 30).^[2] Viersen has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

Entities named for Viersen include Viersen^[37], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1975^[40].