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Hallwyl Castle

moated castle in Seengen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Hallwyl Castle

Summary

Hallwyl Castle is an architectural structure[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hallwyl Castle is located in Seengen[3].
  • Hallwyl Castle is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Hallwyl Castle's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[5].
  • Hallwyl Castle's instance of is recorded as water castle[6].
  • Hallwyl Castle is owned by Canton of Aargau[7].
  • Hallwyl Castle's postal code is recorded as 5707[8].
  • Hallwyl Castle is part of list of cultural properties in Seengen[9].
  • Hallwyl Castle is part of Museum Aargau[10].
  • Hallwyl Castle's Commons category is recorded as Schloss Hallwyl[11].
  • 1265 marks the founding of Hallwyl Castle[12].
  • Hallwyl Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.32315264, 'lon': 8.194343902}[13].
  • Hallwyl Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ag.ch/denkmalpflege/suche/detail.aspx?id=25770[14].
  • Hallwyl Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/ech/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter/247/extendedHtmlPopup[15].
  • Hallwyl Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.babs.kulturgueter/PDF/kgs_00247_gsk-d.pdf[16].
  • Hallwyl Castle's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[17].
  • Hallwyl Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Boniswilerstrasse 38.1–38.6, 5707 Seengen'}[18].

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Geography

Hallwyl Castle is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Seengen[3]. Part of include list of cultural properties in Seengen[9] and Museum Aargau[10], a history museum[19], in Switzerland[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include architectural structure[5] and water castle[6]. Hallwyl Castle's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[17].

History and Context

1265 marks the founding of Hallwyl Castle[12]. It is owned by Canton of Aargau[7].

Why It Matters

Hallwyl Castle has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . map.geo.admin.ch. Retrieved . map.geo.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1265-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Seengen
    Instance of → architectural structure, water castle
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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