Villingen-Schwenningen

town with a double name in Schwarzwald-Baar District, Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (since 1972)
Place urban_municipality_in_germany Q3865
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Villingen-Schwenningen

Summary

Villingen-Schwenningen is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Villingen-Schwenningen ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Villingen-Schwenningen was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen was a member of Zweckverband 4IT[4].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen was a member of Mayors for Peace[5].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen is located in Schwarzwald-Baar district[6].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen is located in Villingen-Schwenningen VVG[7].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen is on the body of water Neckar[9].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's head of government is recorded as Jürgen Roth[10].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's instance of is recorded as district capital[12].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's instance of is recorded as Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[13].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's instance of is recorded as major regional center[14].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's instance of is recorded as Q140401875[15].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Unterkirnach[16].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as St. Georgen im Schwarzwald[17].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Mönchweiler[18].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Königsfeld im Schwarzwald[19].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Niedereschach[20].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Dauchingen[21].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Deißlingen[22].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Trossingen[23].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Tuningen[24].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Bad Dürrheim[25].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Brigachtal[26].
  • Villingen-Schwenningen's shares border with is recorded as Donaueschingen[27].

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Geography

Villingen-Schwenningen is in the country of Germany[8]. Located in include Schwarzwald-Baar district[6], a rural district of Baden-Württemberg[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1973[30] and Villingen-Schwenningen VVG[7], an agreed administrative community in Baden-Württemberg, Germany[31], in Germany[32]. Villingen-Schwenningen is on the body of water Neckar[9].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+69229'}[33], {'amount': '+72021'}[34], {'amount': '+72208'}[35], {'amount': '+73976'}[36], {'amount': '+75513'}[37], and {'amount': '+76364'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany[11], district capital[12], Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[13], major regional center[14], and Q140401875[15].

History and Context

January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Villingen-Schwenningen[39].

Why It Matters

Villingen-Schwenningen ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2] Villingen-Schwenningen has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Villingen-Schwenningen is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+69229'}, {'amount': '+72021'}, {'amount': '+72208'} +58
    Image → Villinger Riettor.jpg, VS - Schwenningen - Rathaus.jpg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 12w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → urban municipality in Germany, district capital, Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg +2
    Replaces → Villingen, Q47501170
    Wikidata description → town with a double name in Schwarzwald-Baar District, Freiburg Government Region
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q47501170]]"
  3. 12w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Villingen, Q47501170
    Wikidata description → town with a double name in Schwarzwald-Baar District, Freiburg Government Region
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q47501154]]"
  4. 12w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1 January 1972"
  5. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+69229'}, {'amount': '+72021'}, {'amount': '+72208'} +58
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 14w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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