Wels

Summary

Wels is a municipality of Austria^[1]. Wels ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_austria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wels was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Wels is located in Upper Austria^[4].
• Wels is in the country of Austria^[5].
• Wels's head of government is recorded as Andreas Rabl^[6].
• Wels's image is recorded as Wels - Ansicht v Marienwarte - 2023 11 02-2.jpg^[7].
• Wels's image is recorded as Wels - Luftaufnahme II.jpg^[8].
• Wels's instance of is recorded as municipality of Austria^[9].
• Wels's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[10].
• Wels's instance of is recorded as statutory city of Austria^[11].
• Wels's instance of is recorded as district of Austria^[12].
• Wels's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Krenglbach^[14].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Buchkirchen^[15].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Marchtrenk^[16].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Schleißheim^[17].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Thalheim bei Wels^[18].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Steinhaus^[19].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Gunskirchen^[20].
• Wels's shares border with is recorded as Wels-Land District^[21].
• Wels's coat of arms image is recorded as Wels coat of arms.svg^[22].
• Wels's twinned administrative body is recorded as Varna^[23].
• Wels's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tábor^[24].
• Wels's twinned administrative body is recorded as Straubing^[25].
• Wels's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bistrița^[26].
• Wels's twinned administrative body is recorded as Krasnodar^[27].

Body

Identity

Wels's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wels'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wels include Wels airfield^[29], an aerodrome^[30], in Austria^[31] and Welser Autobahn^[32], a road^[33], in Austria^[34].

Why It Matters

Wels ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_austria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).^[2] Wels has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

Entities named for Wels include Wels airfield^[29], an aerodrome^[30], in Austria^[31] and Welser Autobahn^[32], a road^[33], in Austria^[34].