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Turku Castle

castle in Turku, Finland
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Turku Castle

Summary

Turku Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turku Castle is located in Turku[3].
  • Turku Castle is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Turku Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Turku Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[6].
  • Turku Castle is owned by Finland[7].
  • Turku Castle's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[8].
  • The location of Turku Castle was Satama[9].
  • Turku Castle's postal code is recorded as 20100[10].
  • Turku Castle is part of Turku Museum Centre[11].
  • Turku Castle's Commons category is recorded as Turku Castle[12].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Turku Castle[13].
  • Turku Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.4352823, 'lon': 22.2276388}[14].
  • Turku Castle's located on street is recorded as Linnankatu[15].
  • Turku Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.turku.fi/turunlinna[16].
  • Turku Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.turku.fi/sv/aboslott[17].
  • Turku Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.turku.fi/en/turkucastle[18].
  • Turku Castle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Turku Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance[20].
  • Turku Castle's heritage designation is recorded as building protected by Decree 480/85 in Finland[21].
  • Turku Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Turun linna'}[22].
  • Turku Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[23].
  • Turku Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Linnankatu 80, 20100 Turku'}[24].
  • Turku Castle's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Turku Castle[25].

Body

Founding

1300 marks the founding of Turku Castle[13].

Identity

Turku Castle is part of Turku Museum Centre[11].

Ownership

Turku Castle is owned by Finland[7].

Why It Matters

Turku Castle ranks in the top 5% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Finland Turku

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . kyppi.fi. Retrieved . kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Built Heritage Register. kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Finnish Museum Statistics. Retrieved . museot.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . cultural heritage sites of national significance in Finland. Retrieved . kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . museot.fi. Retrieved . museot.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Finnish Museum Statistics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . NLS Geographic Names Register. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . museot.fi. Retrieved . museot.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cultural heritage sites of national significance in Finland. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kyppi.fi. kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . NLS Geographic Names Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . NLS Geographic Names Register. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . museot.fi. Retrieved . museot.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → turkucastle
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2003]]: turkucastle"
  2. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Located on street → Linnankatu
    Country → Finland
    Country → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20026, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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