Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven (, ; ) is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmshaven is the centre of the "Jade Buse" business region (which has around 330,000 inhabitants) and is Germany's main military port.

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Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the North Sea with a population of about 76,000 people. It serves as Germany's primary military port and anchors a significant regional business area with roughly 330,000 inhabitants.

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Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Wilhelmshaven COA.svg
German location.image_skyline: 2012-05-28 Fotoflug Cuxhaven Wilhelmshaven DSC 3909.jpg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: urban
German location.elevation: 2
German location.area: 106.91
German location.postal_code: 26351–26389
German location.area_code: 04421, 04423, and 04425 (each partially)
German location.licence: WHV
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 4 05 000
German location.website: www.wilhelmshaven.de
German location.mayor: Carsten Feist
German location.leader_term: 2019–24
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German location.party: Independent

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Wikidata facts

Part of: Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region
Official name: Wilhelmshaven
Country: Germany
Located in: Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Contains: JadeWeserPort
Population: 76247
Area: 10707
Elevation: 2
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Maade
Shares border with: Sande
Official website: www.wilhelmshaven.de
Image: Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012 05 D90 by-RaBoe 123.jpg
Dialing code: 04421 • 04423 • 04425
Licence plate code: WHV

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Commons category: Wilhelmshaven
category for people born here: Category:Born in Wilhelmshaven
twinned administrative body: Qingdao
postal code: 26382
topic's main category: Category:Wilhelmshaven
Commons gallery: Wilhelmshaven
P8168: Alela Diane
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
short name: WHV
inception: 1869-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Wilhelmshaven
female population: 38275
male population: 36914
different from: Puerto Williams
hashtag: Wilhelmshaven

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
World War II
Since 1945
Today
Geography and climate
Sights
Notable people
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Citations
General sources
External links

The adjacent Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park (part of the Wattenmeer UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site) provides the basis for the major tourism industry in the region.

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