Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits

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Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits

Summary

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits is a railway company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits is in the country of France[4].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's founder is recorded as Georges Nagelmackers[6].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[7].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's child organization or unit is recorded as Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels[8].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's child organization or unit is recorded as SSG[9].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's Commons category is recorded as CIWL[10].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's industry is recorded as passenger rail transport, interurban (NACE 49.1)[11].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's industry is recorded as other accommodation[12].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's industry is recorded as accommodation and food service activities[13].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's industry is recorded as rail transport[14].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits comprises SSG[15].
  • January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits[16].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's parent organization or unit is recorded as Newrest[17].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's official website is recorded as http://www.newrest.eu/[18].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CIWL[19].
  • Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[20].

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Founding

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's founder is recorded as Georges Nagelmackers[6]. January 1, 1876 marks the founding of it[16].

Operations

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Newrest[17]. Subsidiaries include Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels[8], a subsidiary company[21], founded in 1894[22] and SSG[9], an enterprise[23], in Switzerland[24], founded in 2000[25].

Industry

Industries include passenger rail transport, interurban (NACE 49.1)[11], other accommodation[12], accommodation and food service activities[13], and rail transport[14].

Why It Matters

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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