Würzburg
city in the region of Franconia, Northern Bavaria, Germany
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Summary
Würzburg is a big city[1]. Würzburg draws 14,863 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #74 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Mayors for Peace[4], Bayerischer Städtetag[5], Working Group of Bicycle-Friendly Municipalities in Bavaria[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lower Franconia[7]
- Country: Germany[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Main[9]
- Head of government: Martin Heilig[10]
- Instance of: major regional center[11], college town[12], city[13], urban municipality in Germany[14], urban district of Bavaria[15], district capital[16]
- Shares border with: Würzburg[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Frauenland[18], Sanderau[19], Zellerau[20], Heidingsfeld[21], Lengfeld[22], Heuchelhof[23], Grombühl[24], Versbach[25], Lindleinsmühle[26], Rottenbauer[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Caen[28], Dundee[29], Suhl[30], Mwanza[31], Otsu[32], Salamanca[33], Bray[34], Trutnov[35], Rochester[36], Umeå Municipality[37], Faribault[38], Murayama[39]
- Postal code: 97070[40], 97072[41], 97074[42], 97076[43], 97078[44], 97080[45], 97082[46], 97084[47]
- Part of: Stimmkreis Würzburg-Stadt[48]
- Commons category: Würzburg[49]
- Licence plate code: WÜ[50]
- Patron saint: Saint Kilian[51]
- Local dialing code: 0931[52]
- Coordinate location: 49.794444444444, 9.9294444444444[53]
- Official website: https://www.wuerzburg.de/[54]
- Topic's main category: Category:Würzburg[55]
- Commons gallery: Würzburg[56]
- Population: 128,562[57], 123,378[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Würzburg include Würzburg-Schenkenturm airfield[59], a commercial airfield[60], in Germany[61] and Würzburger Friedenspreis[62], an award[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1995[65].
Why It Matters
Würzburg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Würzburg is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Würzburg include Würzburg-Schenkenturm airfield[59], a commercial airfield[60], in Germany[61] and Würzburger Friedenspreis[62], an award[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1995[65].