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Vyborg Castle

Swedish built medieval fortress in Russia
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Vyborg Castle

Summary

Vyborg Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vyborg Castle is located in Vyborg[3].
  • Vyborg Castle is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Vyborg Castle is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Vyborg Castle is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Vyborg Castle is in the country of Tsardom of Russia[7].
  • Vyborg Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[8].
  • Vyborg Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[9].
  • Vyborg Castle's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark[10].
  • Vyborg Castle's founder is recorded as Torkel Knutsson[11].
  • Vyborg Castle's Commons category is recorded as Vyborg Castle[12].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises Arsenal of Vyborg Castle[13].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises Shoemaker tower in Vyborg[14].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises East (Nord) building of Vyborg Castle[15].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises South building of Vyborg Castle[16].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises Wine Cellar in Upper Yard of Vyborg Castle[17].
  • Vyborg Castle comprises Zeughaus of Vyborg Castle[18].
  • 1293 marks the founding of Vyborg Castle[19].
  • Vyborg Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.715833333333, 'lon': 28.728888888889}[20].
  • Vyborg Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vyborg Castle[21].
  • Vyborg Castle's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1293[22].
  • Vyborg Castle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Vyborg Castle[23].
  • Vyborg Castle's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia[24].
  • Vyborg Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Viipurin linna'}[25].
  • Vyborg Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Wiborgs slott'}[26].
  • Vyborg Castle's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'о. Замковый'}[27].

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Founding

Vyborg Castle's founder is recorded as Torkel Knutsson[11]. 1293 marks the founding of it[19].

Why It Matters

Vyborg Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Finland Russia Russian Empire Tsardom of Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . docs.cntd.ru. docs.cntd.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by → —
    Instance of → castle, museum, architectural landmark
    Country → Russia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union +2
    Has part(s) → Arsenal of Vyborg Castle, Shoemaker tower in Vyborg, East (Nord) building of Vyborg Castle +3
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18790, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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