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Worcester

city and the county town of Worcestershire, England
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Summary

Worcester is a city[1]. Worcester ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,631 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Worcester[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: River Severn[5]
  • Instance of: county town[6], big city[7], unparished area[8]
  • Twinned administrative body: Kleve[9], Worcester[10], Le Vésinet[11], Ukmergė[12]
  • Commons category: Worcester, England[13]
  • Located in time zone: Greenwich Mean Time[14]
  • Local dialing code: 01905[15]
  • Official website: http://www.worcester.gov.uk/[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Worcester, England[17]
  • Commons gallery: Worcester[18]
  • Population: 101,891[19], 93,353[20]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24]
  • Capital of: Kingdom of the Hwicce[25], Worcester[26], Worcestershire[27]
  • Official name: Worcester[28]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Worcester, England[29]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Worcester, England[30]
  • Native label: Worcester[31]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Worcester, England[32]
  • Area: 33.28 km²[33]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Genadendal Music Archive[34]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Worcester, England[35]
  • Historic county: Worcestershire[36]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Worcester include Worcester[37], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1673[40]; Worcester City F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1902[44]; and Worcester Pearmain[45], an apple cultivar[46].

Why It Matters

Worcester has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Worcester is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Worcester include Worcester[37], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1673[40]; Worcester City F.C.[41], an association football club[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1902[44]; and Worcester Pearmain[45], an apple cultivar[46].

Related Entities

Charles Bell city county town Edward Elgar E. P. Thompson John Adams Le Vésinet Richard Baxter River Severn Ukmergė United Kingdom University of Worcester Institute of Education University of Worcester Institute of Health and Society University of Worcester Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts University of Worcester Institute of Science and the Environment University of Worcester Institute of Sport and Exercise Science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . ukmerge.lt. ukmerge.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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