Kauen concentration camp

Nazi concentration camp located in the former Kovno Ghetto, Lithuania (1943-1944)
Organization concentration_camp Q18669828
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Kauen concentration camp

Summary

Kauen concentration camp is a concentration camp[1]. It draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (concentration_camp category, ranking #39 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kauen concentration camp is located in Kaunas[3].
  • Kauen concentration camp is in the country of Lithuania[4].
  • Kauen concentration camp's instance of is recorded as concentration camp[5].
  • The location of Kauen concentration camp was Kaunas[6].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Kedahnen concentration camp[7].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Kazlu Ruda concentration camp[8].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Kauen-Alexoten concentration camp[9].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Schaulen concentration camp[10].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Pravieniškės concentration camp[11].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Kauen-Schanzen concentration camp[12].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Koschedaren concentration camp[13].
  • Kauen concentration camp's child organization or unit is recorded as Palemonas concentration camp[14].
  • Kauen concentration camp's catalog code is recorded as camps/542[15].
  • September 15, 1943 marks the founding of Kauen concentration camp[16].
  • Kauen concentration camp was dissolved in July 14, 1944[17].
  • Kauen concentration camp's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.914149, 'lon': 23.899821}[18].
  • Kauen concentration camp's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kauen'}[19].

Body

Founding

September 15, 1943 marks the founding of Kauen concentration camp[16].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Kedahnen concentration camp[7]; Kazlu Ruda concentration camp[8]; Kauen-Alexoten concentration camp[9]; Schaulen concentration camp[10]; Pravieniškės concentration camp[11], a concentration camp[20], in Lithuania[21]; and Kauen-Schanzen concentration camp[12], a concentration camp[22], in Lithuania[23].

Dissolution

Kauen concentration camp was dissolved in July 14, 1944[17].

Why It Matters

Kauen concentration camp draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (concentration_camp category, ranking #39 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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