Fort Ross

former Russian establishment in the United States of America
AdministrativeArea fort Q1278115
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Fort Ross

Summary

Fort Ross is a fort[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Ross is located in California[3].
  • Fort Ross is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Ross's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Fort Ross's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Fort Ross's instance of is recorded as fortress[7].
  • Fort Ross is part of Russian colonization of North America[8].
  • Fort Ross's Commons category is recorded as Fort Ross[9].
  • 1812 marks the founding of Fort Ross[10].
  • Fort Ross's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.51444444444444, 'lon': -123.24361111111111}[11].
  • Fort Ross's official website is recorded as https://www.fortross.org[12].
  • Fort Ross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Ross[13].
  • Fort Ross's Commons gallery is recorded as Fort Ross[14].
  • Fort Ross's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[15].
  • Fort Ross's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[16].
  • Fort Ross's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[17].
  • Fort Ross's heritage designation is recorded as California Historical Landmark[18].
  • Fort Ross's located in protected area is recorded as Fort Ross State Historic Park[19].

Body

Geography

Fort Ross is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in California[3]. It is part of Russian colonization of North America[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[5], archaeological site[6], and fortress[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[16], National Register of Historic Places listed place[17], and California Historical Landmark[18].

History and Context

1812 marks the founding of Fort Ross[10].

Why It Matters

Fort Ross ranks in the top 1% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fort Ross. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fort-ross
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/pevnost-ross/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn "
  2. 14d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Fort Ross
    Instance of fort, archaeological site, fortress
    Described by source FortWiki
    Aliases
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/pevnost-ross/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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