Wolgast

Summary

Wolgast is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Wolgast ranks in the top 8% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wolgast was a member of Städte- und Gemeindetag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern^[3].
• Wolgast is located in Am Peenestrom^[4].
• Wolgast is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Wolgast's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[6].
• Wolgast's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[7].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wedel^[8].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nexø^[9].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bornholm^[10].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sölvesborg Municipality^[11].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karlino^[12].
• Wolgast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rønne^[13].
• Wolgast's postal code is recorded as 17438^[14].
• Wolgast's Commons category is recorded as Wolgast^[15].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as VG^[16].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as ANK^[17].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as GW^[18].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as PW^[19].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as SBG^[20].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as UEM^[21].
• Wolgast's licence plate code is recorded as WLG^[22].
• Wolgast's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Wolgast's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[24].
• Wolgast's local dialing code is recorded as 03836^[25].
• January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Wolgast^[26].
• Wolgast's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.05, 'lon': 13.766666666667}^[27].

Body

Geography

Wolgast is in the country of Germany^[5]. Wolgast is located in Am Peenestrom^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+61.53'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+61.74'}^[29]. Wolgast sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12355'}^[31], {'amount': '+12312'}^[32], {'amount': '+12084'}^[33], {'amount': '+12028'}^[34], {'amount': '+11940'}^[35], and {'amount': '+11890'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[6] and Hanseatic city^[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Wolgast^[26].

Why It Matters

Wolgast ranks in the top 8% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).^[2] Wolgast has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Wolgast is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]