Battle of Grunwald
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Summary
Battle of Grunwald is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,579 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of Poland[3], Poland[4]
- Location: Grunwald[5]
- Part of: Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War[6]
- Commons category: Battle of Grunwald[7]
- Point in time: July 15, 1410[8]
- Coordinate location: 53.486111111111114, 20.12472222222222[9]
- Participant: State of the Teutonic Order[10], Kingdom of Poland[11], Grand Duchy of Lithuania[12], Golden Horde[13], Principality of Smolensk[14], Duchy of Warsaw (Middle Ages)[15], Duchy of Płock[16], Duchy of Belz[17], Principality of Moldavia[18], Kingdom of Bohemia[19], Margraviate of Moravia[20], Duchies of Silesia[21], Principality of Wallachia[22], Pomerania-Stettin[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Battle of Grunwald[24]
- Commons gallery: Battle of Grunwald[25]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[30]
- P14541: 1VnU3P[31]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Battle of Grunwald include FK Žalgiris[32], an association football club[33], in Lithuania[34], founded in 1947[35], headquartered in Vilnius[36]; Order of the Cross of Grunwald[37], an order[38], in Poland[39], founded in 1943[40]; Grunwald Square[41], a square[42], in Poland[43]; and Grunwaldzki Square[44], a square[45], in Poland[46], founded in 1864[47].
Why It Matters
Battle of Grunwald has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include FK Žalgiris[32], an association football club[33], in Lithuania[34], founded in 1947[35], headquartered in Vilnius[36]; Order of the Cross of Grunwald[37], an order[38], in Poland[39], founded in 1943[40]; Grunwald Square[41], a square[42], in Poland[43]; and Grunwaldzki Square[44], a square[45], in Poland[46], founded in 1864[47].