Weißenfels

town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Place town Q14815
Weißenfels
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Weißenfels

Summary

Weißenfels is a town[1]. Weißenfels ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Weißenfels was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Weißenfels is located in Burgenlandkreis[4].
  • Weißenfels is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Weißenfels is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Weißenfels is on the body of water Saale[7].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Martin Papke[8].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Q136518025[9].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Adalbert Welcker[10].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Franz Falkson[11].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Wilhelm Daehn[12].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Philipp Zeitler[13].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Friedrich von Basse[14].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Erna Wildt-Tanneberger[15].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Gisela Bevier[16].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Manfred Rauner[17].
  • Weißenfels's head of government is recorded as Robby Risch[18].
  • Weißenfels's instance of is recorded as town[19].
  • Weißenfels's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[20].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Teuchern[21].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Schönburg[22].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Goseck[23].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Mücheln[24].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Braunsbedra[25].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Leuna[26].
  • Weißenfels's shares border with is recorded as Bad Dürrenberg[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany[5], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30]. Weißenfels is located in Burgenlandkreis[4]. Weißenfels is on the body of water Saale[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+39918'}[31], {'amount': '+40874'}[32], {'amount': '+40409'}[33], {'amount': '+39745'}[34], {'amount': '+39041'}[35], and {'amount': '+39181'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[19] and urban municipality in Germany[20].

Why It Matters

Weißenfels ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2] Weißenfels has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Weißenfels is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (2023). Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23d ago · GinnyTheCat · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Burgenlandkreis, Weißenfels District, Kreis Weißenfels +5
    Shares border with Teuchern, Schönburg, Goseck +6
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Topographia Superioris Saxoniae, Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste +3
    Archives at Stadtarchiv Weißenfels
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