Wedel

Summary

Wedel is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Wedel ranks in the top 9% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wedel was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Wedel was a member of Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein^[4].
• Wedel is located in Kreis Pinneberg^[5].
• Wedel is located in Herrschaft Pinneberg^[6].
• Wedel is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Wedel is on the body of water Elbe^[8].
• Wedel is on the body of water Wedeler Au^[9].
• Wedel's head of government is recorded as Gernot Kaser^[10].
• Wedel's image is recorded as Wedel - Rathaus.jpg^[11].
• Wedel's image is recorded as Wedel Schulau.jpg^[12].
• Wedel's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[13].
• Wedel's flag image is recorded as Flagge Wedel.svg^[14].
• Wedel's shares border with is recorded as Jork^[15].
• Wedel's shares border with is recorded as Hetlingen^[16].
• Wedel's shares border with is recorded as Holm^[17].
• Wedel's shares border with is recorded as Hamburg^[18].
• Wedel's shares border with is recorded as Rissen^[19].
• Wedel's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Wedel COA.svg^[20].
• Wedel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caudry^[21].
• Wedel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makete District^[22].
• Wedel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wolgast^[23].
• Wedel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128580188^[24].
• Wedel's GND ID is recorded as 4107833-0^[25].
• Wedel's locator map image is recorded as Wedel in PI.svg^[26].
• Wedel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82040005^[27].

Body

Geography

Wedel is in the country of Germany^[7]. Located in include Kreis Pinneberg^[5], a rural district of Schleswig-Holstein^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1867^[30] and Herrschaft Pinneberg^[6], a territory^[31], founded in 1640^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Elbe^[8], a river^[33], in Czech Republic^[34] and Wedeler Au^[9], a river^[35], in Germany^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.82'}^[37] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.81'}^[38]. Wedel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18'}^[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+33322'}^[40], {'amount': '+33347'}^[41], {'amount': '+30045'}^[42], {'amount': '+33547'}^[43], {'amount': '+34151'}^[44], and {'amount': '+34538'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Wedel's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[13].

Why It Matters

Wedel ranks in the top 9% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2] Wedel has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]