oppidum

large hilltop and fortified Iron Age settlement in Western Europe
Thing type Q192601
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oppidum

Summary

oppidum is a type[1]. oppidum draws 12,912 Wikipedia views per month (type category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • oppidum's instance of is recorded as type[3].
  • oppidum is a type of fortified settlement[4].
  • oppidum is a type of ancient city[5].
  • oppidum is a type of urban agglomeration[6].
  • oppidum's Commons category is recorded as Oppida[7].
  • oppidum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oppida[8].
  • oppidum's partially coincident with is recorded as hillfort[9].
  • oppidum's partially coincident with is recorded as Q20820038[10].
  • oppidum dates from the Iron Age[11].

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Definition and Type

oppidum's instance of is recorded as type[3]. Recorded subclass of include fortified settlement[4], ancient city[5], and urban agglomeration[6].

Why It Matters

oppidum draws 12,912 Wikipedia views per month (type category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] oppidum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] oppidum is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', '
    Time period → Iron Age
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2691161
    Gnd id → 4172643-1
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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