Danevirke

system of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Place archaeological_site Q689454
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Danevirke

Summary

Danevirke is an archaeological site[1]. Danevirke ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Danevirke is located in Schleswig-Holstein[3].
  • Danevirke is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Danevirke's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Danevirke's instance of is recorded as defensive wall[6].
  • Danevirke's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[7].
  • Danes is named after Danevirke[8].
  • Danevirke's Commons category is recorded as Danewerk[9].
  • Danevirke comprises Valdemarsmuren[10].
  • Danevirke comprises Kograben[11].
  • 600 marks the founding of Danevirke[12].
  • Danevirke's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.4775, 'lon': 9.4866666666667}[13].
  • Danevirke's significant event is recorded as Second Schleswig War[14].
  • Danevirke's official website is recorded as https://haithabu-danewerk.de/[15].
  • Danevirke's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Danewerk[16].
  • Danevirke's Commons gallery is recorded as Dannevirke[17].
  • Danevirke's described at URL is recorded as https://varldenshistoria.se/civilisationer/vikingar/danevirke-danernas-gatfulla-forsvarslinje[18].
  • Danevirke's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[19].
  • Danevirke's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Danevirke's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Danevirke's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Vierzehnter Band[22].
  • Danevirke's heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage monument in Germany[23].
  • Danevirke's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[24].
  • Danevirke's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Danevirke'}[25].
  • Danevirke's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Danewerk'}[26].
  • Danevirke's culture is recorded as Vikings[27].

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Geography

Danevirke is in the country of Germany[4]. Danevirke is located in Schleswig-Holstein[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5], defensive wall[6], and tourist attraction[7]. Heritage statuses include cultural heritage monument in Germany[23] and World Heritage Site[24].

History and Context

600 marks the founding of Danevirke[12]. Danes is named after Danevirke[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Danevirke include Dannevirke[28], a town[29], in New Zealand[30]; Evacuation of Danevirke[31], a withdrawal[32], in Denmark[33]; and Danne-Virke[34], a magazine[35], in Denmark[36], founded in 1816[37], written by Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig[38].

Why It Matters

Danevirke ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2] Danevirke has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Danevirke is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Danevirke include Dannevirke[28], a town[29], in New Zealand[30]; Evacuation of Danevirke[31], a withdrawal[32], in Denmark[33]; and Danne-Virke[34], a magazine[35], in Denmark[36], founded in 1816[37], written by Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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