house mark

mark of property, later also used as a family or clan emblem, incised on the facade of a building, on animals, in signet and similar in the farmer and burgher culture of Germany and Scandinavia
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house mark

Summary

house mark ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • house mark is a type of physical sign[2].
  • house mark is used for identifier[3].
  • house mark's Commons category is recorded as House marks[4].
  • house mark's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hausmarke'}[5].

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Definition and Type

house mark is a type of physical sign[2].

Use and Application

house mark is used for identifier[3].

Why It Matters

house mark ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use identifier
    Aliases
    Subclass of physical sign
    Subclass of
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16372, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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