Iron Curtain

term symbolizing the ideological-political conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe during the Cold War
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Iron Curtain

Summary

Iron Curtain is a political border[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of political_border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,770 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iron Curtain is in the country of Czechoslovakia[3].
  • Iron Curtain is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Iron Curtain is in the country of German Democratic Republic[5].
  • Iron Curtain is in the country of Italy[6].
  • Iron Curtain is in the country of Yugoslavia[7].
  • Iron Curtain is in the country of Soviet Union[8].
  • Iron Curtain's image is recorded as Iron Curtain map.svg[9].
  • Iron Curtain's instance of is recorded as political border[10].
  • Iron Curtain's instance of is recorded as catchphrase[11].
  • Iron Curtain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112144647639641197467[12].
  • Iron Curtain's GND ID is recorded as 4249777-2[13].
  • Iron Curtain's locator map image is recorded as Iron Curtain map.svg[14].
  • Iron Curtain's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 166487868[15].
  • Iron Curtain's IdRef ID is recorded as 169040801[16].
  • Iron Curtain's Commons category is recorded as Iron Curtain[17].
  • Iron Curtain's has part is recorded as Inner German border[18].
  • Iron Curtain's has part is recorded as Czech Republic–Germany border[19].
  • +1946-03-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Curtain[20].
  • Iron Curtain was dissolved in +1989-08-19T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Iron Curtain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.875833, 'lon': 15.873611}[22].
  • Iron Curtain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xz_[23].
  • Iron Curtain's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph942779[24].
  • Iron Curtain's significant event is recorded as The Sinews of Peace[25].
  • Iron Curtain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iron Curtain[26].
  • Iron Curtain's Commons gallery is recorded as Iron curtain[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Czechoslovakia[3], a sovereign state[28], in Czechoslovakia[29], founded in 1918[30]; Germany[4], a sovereign state[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1949[33]; German Democratic Republic[5], a historical country[34], in German Democratic Republic[35], founded in 1949[36]; Italy[6], a country[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1946[39]; Yugoslavia[7], a historical country[40], in Yugoslavia[41], founded in 1918[42]; and Soviet Union[8], a federal republic[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1922[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include political border[10] and catchphrase[11].

History and Context

+1946-03-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Curtain[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iron Curtain include bamboo curtain[46], a political border[47], in Japan[48] and EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail[49], a long-distance cycling route[50], in Germany[51].

Why It Matters

Iron Curtain ranks in the top 5% of political_border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,770 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include bamboo curtain[46], a political border[47], in Japan[48] and EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail[49], a long-distance cycling route[50], in Germany[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Inner German border, Czech Republic–Germany border
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