Spiš Castle

castle in Slovakia
AdministrativeArea castle_ruin Q205558
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Spiš Castle

Summary

Spiš Castle is a castle ruin[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of castle_ruin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spiš Castle is located in Žehra[3].
  • Spiš Castle is in the country of Slovakia[4].
  • Spiš Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[5].
  • Spiš Castle's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[6].
  • Spiš Castle's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[7].
  • Spiš Castle's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[8].
  • Spiš Castle is part of Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments[9].
  • Spiš Castle is part of Q111784450[10].
  • Spiš Castle's Commons category is recorded as Spiš Castle[11].
  • 1200 marks the founding of Spiš Castle[12].
  • Spiš Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.000555555556, 'lon': 20.768333333333}[13].
  • Spiš Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.spisskyhrad.com/lokalita/spissky-hrad/[14].
  • Spiš Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.spisskyhrad.com/english/spis-castle/[15].
  • Spiš Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spiš Castle[16].
  • Spiš Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Spišský hrad[17].
  • Spiš Castle's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[18].
  • Spiš Castle's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Spišský hrad'}[19].
  • Spiš Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Spišský hrad'}[20].
  • Spiš Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+610'}[21].
  • Spiš Castle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+41426'}[22].
  • Spiš Castle's offers view on is recorded as Spišské Podhradie[23].
  • Spiš Castle's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Spiš Castle[24].
  • Spiš Castle's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Spiš Castle[25].

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Geography

Spiš Castle is in the country of Slovakia[4]. It is located in Žehra[3]. Part of include Levoča, it and the associated cultural monuments[9], a group[26], in Slovakia[27] and Q111784450[10], a museum[28], in Slovakia[29], founded in 1955[30], headquartered in Q19945339[31].

Physical Characteristics

Spiš Castle covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+41426'}[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+610'}[21].

Designation and Status

Spiš Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[18].

History and Context

1200 marks the founding of Spiš Castle[12].

Why It Matters

Spiš Castle ranks in the top 2% of castle_ruin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q119009809. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Andrei Stroe · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Slovakia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q153136]]"
  2. 7d ago · Andrei Stroe · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates
    Country Slovakia
    Website
    Area {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+41426'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q214]]"
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