Vilna Governorate

governorate of the Russian Empire
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Vilna Governorate
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Vilna Governorate

Summary

Vilna Governorate is a governorate of the Russian Empire[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of governorate_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vilna Governorate is located in Russian Empire[3].
  • Vilna Governorate is in the country of Russian Empire[4].
  • Vilna Governorate's image is recorded as 1856. Card from set of geographical cards of the Russian Empire 018.jpg[5].
  • Vilna Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the Russian Empire[6].
  • Vilna Governorate's capital is recorded as Vilnius[7].
  • Vilna Governorate's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate 1878.svg[8].
  • Vilna Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Vilna in Russian Empire (1914).svg[9].
  • Vilna Governorate's Commons category is recorded as Vilno Governorate[10].
  • +1795-12-14T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vilna Governorate[11].
  • Vilna Governorate was dissolved in +1918-02-16T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Vilna Governorate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.683333333333, 'lon': 25.283333333333}[13].
  • Vilna Governorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qqs95[14].
  • Vilna Governorate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vilna Governorate[15].
  • Vilna Governorate's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1591207'}[16].
  • Vilna Governorate's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Vilna Governorate's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Vilna Governorate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Vilna Governorate's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Vilna Governorate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Vilna Governorate's replaces is recorded as Lithuania Governorate[22].
  • Vilna Governorate's replaced by is recorded as Lithuania District[23].
  • Vilna Governorate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Літоўска-Віленская губерня'}[24].
  • Vilna Governorate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Литовско-Виленская губерния'}[25].
  • Vilna Governorate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Виленская губерния'}[26].
  • Vilna Governorate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Виленское наместничество'}[27].

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Geography

Vilna Governorate is in the country of Russian Empire[4]. It is located in Russian Empire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Vilna Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+36825.3'}[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1591207'}[16].

Designation and Status

Vilna Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the Russian Empire[6].

History and Context

+1795-12-14T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vilna Governorate[11].

Why It Matters

Vilna Governorate ranks in the top 6% of governorate_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . БСЭ1 / Виленская губерния. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . БСЭ1 / Виленская губерния. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . demoscope.ru. demoscope.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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