Königstein Fortress

Summary

Königstein Fortress is a rock castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of rock_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Königstein Fortress is located in Königstein^[3].
• Königstein Fortress is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Königstein Fortress's image is recorded as Festung Koenigstein asv2023-01 img43 Georgenburg.jpg^[5].
• Königstein Fortress's instance of is recorded as rock castle^[6].
• Königstein Fortress's instance of is recorded as fortress^[7].
• Königstein Fortress's owned by is recorded as House of Wettin^[8].
• Königstein Fortress's owned by is recorded as Saxony^[9].
• Königstein Fortress's operator is recorded as Open-air museum of Königstein Fortress^[10].
• Königstein Fortress's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168019821^[11].
• Königstein Fortress's GND ID is recorded as 105094125X^[12].
• Königstein Fortress's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018033616^[13].
• Königstein Fortress's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17733423f^[14].
• Königstein Fortress's location is recorded as Königstein^[15].
• Königstein Fortress's postal code is recorded as 01824^[16].
• Königstein Fortress's has use is recorded as military museum^[17].
• Königstein Fortress's Commons category is recorded as Festung Königstein^[18].
• Königstein Fortress's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.91888889, 'lon': 14.05666667}^[19].
• Königstein Fortress's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.919322, 'lon': 14.057175}^[20].
• Königstein Fortress's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.91888888888889, 'lon': 14.056944444444444}^[21].
• Königstein Fortress's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02msr8^[22].
• Königstein Fortress's located on street is recorded as Festung^[23].
• Königstein Fortress's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0089867^[24].
• Königstein Fortress's official website is recorded as https://www.festung-koenigstein.de/de/willkommen.html^[25].
• Königstein Fortress's official website is recorded as https://www.festung-koenigstein.de/cs/vitejte.html^[26].
• Königstein Fortress's official website is recorded as https://www.festung-koenigstein.de/en/welcome.html^[27].

Body

Geography

Königstein Fortress is in the country of Germany^[4]. It is located in Königstein^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Königstein Fortress's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+361'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rock castle^[6] and fortress^[7]. Königstein Fortress's heritage designation is recorded as heritage monument in Saxony^[29].

History and Context

Owners include House of Wettin^[8], a noble family^[30], in Kingdom of Saxony^[31], founded in 0901^[32] and Saxony^[9], a federated state of Germany^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1990^[35].

Why It Matters

Königstein Fortress ranks in the top 5% of rock_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]