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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

Symphony orchestra of Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

Summary

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne is a symphonic radio orchestra[1]. It draws 1,015 Wikipedia views per month (symphonic_radio_orchestra category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne is in the country of Germany[3].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's instance of is recorded as symphonic radio orchestra[4].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's genre is classical music[5].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne took place at Cologne[6].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's Commons category is recorded as WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln[7].
  • January 1, 1947 marks the founding of WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne[8].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's official website is recorded as http://www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/sinfonieorchester[9].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne[10].
  • WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne's start of work period is recorded as 1947[11].

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Founding

January 1, 1947 marks the founding of WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne[8].

Why It Matters

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne draws 1,015 Wikipedia views per month (symphonic_radio_orchestra category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cologne-radio-symphony-orchestra
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: cologne-radio-symphony-orchestra, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289921538|cologne radio symphony orchestra (#289921538)]] in [[:toollabs:"
  2. 21d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Germany
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  3. 14w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Work period start → —
    Location → Cologne
    Genre → classical music
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0288321-Kolner-RundfunkSinfonieOrchester, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259547|batch #259547]]"
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