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Hohenschwangau Castle

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Hohenschwangau Castle

Summary

Hohenschwangau Castle is a château[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ch_teau entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hohenschwangau Castle is located in Schwangau[3].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's image is recorded as Schloss Hohenschwangau 2021 (100MP).jpg[5].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's instance of is recorded as château[6].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[7].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's architect is recorded as Domenico Quaglio the Younger[8].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Maximilian II of Bavaria[9].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's owned by is recorded as Maximilian II of Bavaria[10].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[11].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 244104314[12].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's GND ID is recorded as 4095519-9[13].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's Commons category is recorded as Hohenschwangau Castle[14].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20048885[15].
  • +1837-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hohenschwangau Castle[16].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.555833333333, 'lon': 10.736388888889}[17].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0526n3[18].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as pna20251271575[19].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.hohenschwangau.de/[20].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Schloss Hohenschwangau[21].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[23].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[24].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's heritage designation is recorded as architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[25].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3205536[26].
  • Hohenschwangau Castle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+844'}[27].

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Geography

Hohenschwangau Castle is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Schwangau[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hohenschwangau Castle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+844'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include château[6] and castle ruin[7]. Hohenschwangau Castle's heritage designation is recorded as architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[25].

History and Context

+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hohenschwangau Castle[16]. Its owned by is recorded as Maximilian II of Bavaria[10].

Why It Matters

Hohenschwangau Castle ranks in the top 2% of ch_teau entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Germany Maximilian II of Bavaria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Burgenwelt. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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