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 (485 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 instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[8].
• Xanten's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Wesel^[10].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Alpen^[11].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Sonsbeck^[12].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Uedem^[13].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Kalkar^[14].
• Xanten's shares border with is recorded as Rees^[15].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Sahour^[16].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geel^[17].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saintes^[18].
• Xanten's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salisbury^[19].
• Xanten's postal code is recorded as 46509^[20].
• Xanten's Commons category is recorded as Xanten^[21].
• Xanten's licence plate code is recorded as WES^[22].
• Xanten's licence plate code is recorded as DIN^[23].
• Xanten's licence plate code is recorded as MO^[24].
• Xanten's local dialing code is recorded as 02801^[25].
• Xanten's local dialing code is recorded as 02802^[26].
• Xanten's local dialing code is recorded as 02804^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+72.39'}^[28] and {'amount': '+72.43'}^[29]. Xanten sits at an elevation of {'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^[8] and urban municipality in Germany^[9].

Why It Matters

Xanten ranks in the top 2% of medium_sized_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).^[2] Xanten has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Xanten is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]