Wesel

city in Germany
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Wesel

Summary

Wesel is a large district town[1]. Wesel ranks in the top 10% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wesel was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Wesel was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Wesel was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[5].
  • Wesel is located in Wesel[6].
  • Wesel is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Wesel's head of government is recorded as Rainer Benien[8].
  • Wesel's instance of is recorded as large district town[9].
  • Wesel's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[10].
  • Wesel's instance of is recorded as district capital[11].
  • Wesel's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Wesel's instance of is recorded as city[13].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Hamminkeln[14].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Hünxe[15].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Voerde[16].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Rheinberg[17].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Alpen[18].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Xanten[19].
  • Wesel's shares border with is recorded as Rees[20].
  • Wesel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hagerstown[21].
  • Wesel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salzwedel[22].
  • Wesel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Felixstowe[23].
  • Wesel's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kętrzyn[24].
  • Wesel's postal code is recorded as 46483[25].
  • Wesel's postal code is recorded as 46485[26].
  • Wesel's postal code is recorded as 46487[27].

Body

Geography

Wesel is in the country of Germany[7]. Wesel is located in Wesel[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+60088'}[28], {'amount': '+60496'}[29], {'amount': '+56584'}[30], {'amount': '+60357'}[31], {'amount': '+60688'}[32], and {'amount': '+61330'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include large district town[9], Hanseatic city[10], district capital[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], and city[13].

Why It Matters

Wesel ranks in the top 10% of large_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month).[2] Wesel has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Wesel is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+60088'}, {'amount': '+60496'}, {'amount': '+56584'} +6
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87696
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+60088'}, {'amount': '+60496'}, {'amount': '+56584'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 22w ago · PRINT-CaseyWolf · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nwbib id → —
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    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → —
    Archinform location id → 3075
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