Vrindavan

Also known as Brindaban, Bindrabun, Bindrabund, Brindavan, Vrindaban, Brinda Ban

Stadt in Indien

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Vrindavan is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India, that Hindus believe was where Krishna, a principal deity in Hinduism, spent his childhood. The city is one of the holiest sites for Vaishnava Hinduism and contains around 5,500 temples devoted to Krishna and Radha.

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Settlement.name: Vrindavan
Settlement.other_name: Vrindaban, Brindaban
Settlement.nicknames: City of Widows
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mathura
Settlement.governing_body: Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Vinod Agarwal
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 170

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Wikidata facts

Official name: वृन्दावन
Demonym: Vrajabasi
Religion: Vaishnavism
Country: India
Located in: Mathura district
Population: 56618
Elevation: 170
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg - Vrindaban 2013-02-24 6736.JPG
Dialing code: 56544

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topic's main category: Category:Vrindavan
Commons category: Vrindavan
postal code: 281121
native label: वृन्दावन

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Vrindavan (Hindi वृन्दावन) ist eine etwa 70.000 Einwohner zählende Stadt im Distrikt Mathura des indischen Bundesstaats Uttar Pradesh. Für die Anhänger des Hindu-Gottes Krishna ist sie eine heilige Stadt.

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