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courthouse

building which is home to a court
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courthouse

Summary

courthouse has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • courthouse is a type of government building[2].
  • courthouse is a type of public building[3].
  • courthouse is a type of civic building[4].
  • courthouse is a type of location of a court[5].
  • courthouse is used for court[6].
  • courthouse's Commons category is recorded as Courthouses[7].
  • courthouse comprises courtroom[8].
  • courthouse comprises prison cell[9].
  • courthouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Courthouses[10].
  • courthouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Courthouse[11].
  • courthouse's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as amenity=courthouse[12].
  • courthouse's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/Courthouse[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include government building[2], public building[3], civic building[4], and location of a court[5].

Use and Application

courthouse is used for court[6]. Components include courtroom[8] and prison cell[9].

Why It Matters

courthouse has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] courthouse is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_courthouse_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{courthouse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/courthouse}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 21d ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q811102
    Has part(s) → courtroom, prison cell
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Courthouses
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q811102]]"
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