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Švihov Castle

national monument of the Czech Republic
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Švihov Castle

Summary

Švihov Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Švihov Castle is located in Švihov u Klatov[3].
  • Švihov Castle is in the country of Czech Republic[4].
  • Švihov Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Švihov Castle's instance of is recorded as water castle[6].
  • Švihov Castle's architect is recorded as Benedikt Rejt[7].
  • Švihov Castle's maintained by is recorded as National Heritage Institute[8].
  • Švihov Castle is owned by Czech Republic[9].
  • Švihov Castle's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[10].
  • Švihov Castle's Commons category is recorded as Castle Švihov[11].
  • 1500 marks the founding of Švihov Castle[12].
  • Švihov Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.47877222, 'lon': 13.2849}[13].
  • Švihov Castle's located on street is recorded as Žižkova[14].
  • Švihov Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.hrad-svihov.cz/cs[15].
  • Švihov Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+32476'}[16].
  • Švihov Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+32476'}[17].
  • Švihov Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+50963'}[18].
  • Švihov Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+35565'}[19].
  • Švihov Castle's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • Švihov Castle's heritage designation is recorded as national cultural monument of the Czech Republic[21].
  • Švihov Castle's heritage designation is recorded as cultural monument of the Czech Republic[22].
  • Švihov Castle's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hrad Švihov'}[23].
  • Švihov Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Hrad Švihov'}[24].
  • Švihov Castle's conscription number is recorded as 1[25].
  • Švihov Castle's associated cadastral district is recorded as Švihov u Klatov[26].

Body

Geography

Švihov Castle is in the country of Czech Republic[4]. It is located in Švihov u Klatov[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and water castle[6]. Heritage statuses include national cultural monument of the Czech Republic[21] and cultural monument of the Czech Republic[22].

History and Context

1500 marks the founding of Švihov Castle[12]. It is owned by Czech Republic[9].

Why It Matters

Švihov Castle ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Czech Republic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . pamatkovykatalog.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . pamatkovykatalog.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q114516277. Retrieved . statistikakultury.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q114516277. Retrieved . statistikakultury.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q114516277. Retrieved . statistikakultury.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q114516277. Retrieved . statistikakultury.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . pamatkovykatalog.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . pamatkovykatalog.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Památkový katalog NPÚ. Retrieved . pamatkovykatalog.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Czech Republic
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+32476'}, {'amount': '+32476'}, {'amount': '+50963'} +1
    Owned by → Czech Republic
    Maintained by → National Heritage Institute
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P1174]]: 32,476, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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