Fort Breendonk

military fort which served as a Nazi prison camp in Willebroek, Belgium
AdministrativeArea fort Q700580
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Fort Breendonk

Summary

Fort Breendonk is a fort[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Breendonk is located in Willebroek[3].
  • Fort Breendonk is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • Fort Breendonk's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Fort Breendonk's commissioned by is recorded as Belgian Armed Forces[6].
  • Fort Breendonk is owned by Belgium[7].
  • Breendonk is named after Fort Breendonk[8].
  • The location of Fort Breendonk was Breendonk[9].
  • Fort Breendonk's postal code is recorded as 2830[10].
  • Fort Breendonk is part of national redoubt of Belgium[11].
  • Fort Breendonk's Commons category is recorded as Fort van Breendonk[12].
  • Fort Breendonk's occupant is recorded as War Heritage Institute[13].
  • +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Breendonk[14].
  • Fort Breendonk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.05638888888889, 'lon': 4.341388888888889}[15].
  • Fort Breendonk's significant event is recorded as World War II[16].
  • Fort Breendonk's official website is recorded as https://www.breendonk.be/[17].
  • Fort Breendonk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Breendonk prison camp[18].
  • Fort Breendonk's heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument[19].
  • Fort Breendonk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Fort van Breendonk'}[20].
  • Fort Breendonk's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Fort van Breendonk'}[21].
  • Fort Breendonk's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Breendonk concentration camp[22].
  • Fort Breendonk's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Brandstraat 57'}[23].

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Geography

Fort Breendonk is in the country of Belgium[4]. It is located in Willebroek[3]. It is part of national redoubt of Belgium[11].

Designation and Status

Fort Breendonk's instance of is recorded as fort[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument[19].

History and Context

+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Breendonk[14]. It is owned by Belgium[7]. Breendonk is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Fort Breendonk ranks in the top 9% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: 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] . inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be. Retrieved . inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . fortbreendonk.be. Retrieved . fortbreendonk.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of fort
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Willebroek
    Part of
    Website
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30691|batch #30691]]: Fort Breendonk World War II"
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