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Bielefeld

Western Europe

Bielefeld is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 342,952, it is the most populous city in the administrative region of Detmold and the eighteenth largest city in Germany.

Facts
Population
342,952 1
Area (sq km)
258.82 2
Founding Year
1214 2
Elevation (m)
118 2
Latitude
52.016667 degrees north 2
Longitude
8.533333 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Origin Of

F. W. Murnau

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Source F. W. Murnau (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Bielefeld, German Empire

Site Of

Bielefeld University

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Source Bielefeld University (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
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is a public university in Bielefeld, Germany
Sources
1. Bielefeld (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 342,952,
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    Ostwestfalen-Lippe region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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2. Bielefeld (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1214-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.016667, longitude 8.533333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 118 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 258.82 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Bielefeld - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2949186
    52.03333 8.53333 P PPLA4 DE 07 057 05711 05711000 331906 111 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 111 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 8.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 8.75
52.25 8.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Bielefeld
Wikidata Q2112, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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