Wervik

Roman border city in Wervik, Belgium and Wervicq-Sud , France
Place roman_city Q21760253
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Wervik

Summary

Wervik is a Roman city[1].

Key Facts

  • Wervik is located in Wervik[2].
  • Wervik is located in Wervicq-Sud[3].
  • Wervik is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • Wervik is in the country of France[5].
  • Wervik's instance of is recorded as Roman city[6].
  • Wervik's instance of is recorded as town divided by border[7].
  • Virovos is named after Wervik[8].
  • Wervik's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.782725, 'longitude': 3.0451722222222, 'precision': 2.7777777777778e-06}[9].
  • Wervik's category for people born here is recorded as Q13336330[10].
  • Wervik's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Wervik[11].
  • Wervik's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Wervik[12].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Belgium[4], a sovereign state[13], in Belgium[14], founded in 1830[15] and France[5], a sovereign state[16], in France[17], founded in 0843[18]. Located in include Wervik[2], a municipality of Belgium[19], in Belgium[20] and Wervicq-Sud[3], a commune of France[21], in France[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Roman city[6] and town divided by border[7].

History and Context

Virovos is named after Wervik[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . statbel.fgov.be. Retrieved . statbel.fgov.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 9d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Wervik
    Geonames id 2783820
    Factgrid item id Q1775250
    Resistance in belgium id Kursk Oblast
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1775250, adds FactGrid ID"
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