Xanten

Summary

Xanten is a medium-sized district town^[1]. Xanten ranks in the top 2% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xanten was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Xanten was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[4].
• Xanten is located in Wesel^[5].
• Xanten is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Xanten's head of government is recorded as Rafael Zur^[7].
• Xanten's image is recorded as Xanten markt Norbertbrunnen 02.jpg^[8].
• Xanten's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[9].
• Xanten's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Xanten's flag image is recorded as Flagge Xanten.svg^[11].
• Xanten's flag image is recorded as Banner Xanten.svg^[12].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Wesel^[13].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Alpen^[14].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Sonsbeck^[15].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Uedem^[16].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Kalkar^[17].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Rees^[18].
• Xanten's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Xanten COA.svg^[19].
• Xanten's logo image is recorded as Logo Xanten.svg^[20].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Sahour^[21].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geel^[22].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saintes^[23].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salisbury^[24].
• Xanten's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150115599^[25].
• Xanten's GND ID is recorded as 4067137-9^[26].
• Xanten's locator map image is recorded as Xanten in WES.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Xanten is in the country of Germany^[6]. Xanten is located in Wesel^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.39'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.43'}^[29]. Xanten's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+21281'}^[31], {'amount': '+21614'}^[32], {'amount': '+15688'}^[33], {'amount': '+21690'}^[34], {'amount': '+21502'}^[35], and {'amount': '+21582'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town^[9] and urban municipality in Germany^[10].

Why It Matters

Xanten ranks in the top 2% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).^[2] Xanten has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]