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Kronoberg Castle Ruin

is the medieval ruin. Due to its strategic location near the border between Sweden and Denmark, at 1540s the castle was further fortified and became a stronghold in this part of Småland.
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Kronoberg Castle Ruin

Summary

Kronoberg Castle Ruin is a castle ruin[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (castle_ruin category, ranking #46 of 241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin is located in Växjö Municipality[3].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin is on the body of water Helgasjön[5].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[6].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[7].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's instance of is recorded as heritage site in Sweden[8].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin is owned by National Property Board of Sweden[9].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin is operated by Kulturparken Småland[10].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's Commons category is recorded as Kronobergs slott[11].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.9417293, 'lon': 14.7947217}[12].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's official website is recorded as http://www.kulturparkensmaland.se/1.0.1.0/42/1/[13].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kronobergs slott[14].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's Commons gallery is recorded as Kronobergs slottsruin[15].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's heritage designation is recorded as monument in Fornminnesregistret[16].
  • Kronoberg Castle Ruin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kronobergs slott'}[17].

Body

Geography

Kronoberg Castle Ruin is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Växjö Municipality[3]. It is on the body of water Helgasjön[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle ruin[6], tourist attraction[7], and heritage site in Sweden[8]. Kronoberg Castle Ruin's heritage designation is recorded as monument in Fornminnesregistret[16].

History and Context

Kronoberg Castle Ruin is owned by National Property Board of Sweden[9].

Why It Matters

Kronoberg Castle Ruin draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (castle_ruin category, ranking #46 of 241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . sfv.se. sfv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . kulturparkensmaland.se. kulturparkensmaland.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → Kulturparken Småland
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Växjö Municipality
    Instance of → castle ruin, tourist attraction, heritage site in Sweden
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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