Welwyn Garden City
garden city and new town in Hertfordshire, England
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Summary
Welwyn Garden City is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,746 views/month, #93 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Welwyn Hatfield[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unparished area[5], garden city[6], new town (UK)[7]
- Founder: Ebenezer Howard[8]
- Named after: Welwyn[9]
- Postal code: AL7[10], AL8[11]
- Designed by: Louis de Soissons[12]
- Commons category: Welwyn Garden City[13]
- Local dialing code: 01707[14]
- Inception: 1920[15]
- OS grid reference: TL245135[16]
- Coordinate location: 51.8062, -0.1932[17]
- Significant event: inhabitation[18], naming[19]
- Official website: https://www.welhat.gov.uk/verge-footway-parking/welwyn-garden-city/3[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Welwyn Garden City[21]
- Population: 51,505[22]
- Capital of: Welwyn Hatfield[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Welwyn Garden City[24]
- Native label: Welwyn Garden City[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Welwyn Garden City[26]
- Historic county: Hertfordshire[27]
- P14541: 1BOIMS[28]
Why It Matters
Welwyn Garden City has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]