Wewelsburg

Renaissance castle in Germany, first built in 1123, rebuilt in today's form from 1603 to 1609, during the Nazi era used and rebuilt by the SS; today a museum and youth hostel
Organization fort Q637827
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Wewelsburg

Summary

Wewelsburg is a fort[1]. Wewelsburg ranks in the top 0.8% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,548 views/month, #7 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wewelsburg is located in Büren[3].
  • Wewelsburg is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Wewelsburg's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Wewelsburg's instance of is recorded as military museum[6].
  • Wewelsburg's instance of is recorded as hill castle[7].
  • Wewelsburg's instance of is recorded as Schloss[8].
  • Wewelsburg is owned by Paderborn[9].
  • Wewelsburg's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[10].
  • The location of Wewelsburg was Wewelsburg[11].
  • Wewelsburg is used for youth hostel[12].
  • Wewelsburg is used for museum[13].
  • Wewelsburg's Commons category is recorded as Wewelsburg[14].
  • Wewelsburg's occupant is recorded as Historisches Museum des Hochstifts Paderborn[15].
  • 1603 marks the founding of Wewelsburg[16].
  • Wewelsburg was part of the conflict World War II[17].
  • Wewelsburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.606773, 'lon': 8.651431}[18].
  • Wewelsburg's official website is recorded as http://www.wewelsburg.de/de/index.php[19].
  • Wewelsburg's heritage designation is recorded as architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia[20].
  • Wewelsburg's date of official opening is recorded as 1609[21].
  • Wewelsburg's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wewelsburg'}[22].
  • Wewelsburg's different from is recorded as Wewelsburg[23].
  • Wewelsburg's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Wewelsburg[24].
  • Wewelsburg's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Wewelsburg[25].

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Founding

1603 marks the founding of Wewelsburg[16].

Ownership

Wewelsburg is owned by Paderborn[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wewelsburg include Wewelsburg[26], an Ortsteil[27], in Germany[28].

Why It Matters

Wewelsburg ranks in the top 0.8% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,548 views/month, #7 of 879).[2] Wewelsburg has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Wewelsburg is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for Wewelsburg include Wewelsburg[26], an Ortsteil[27], in Germany[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 16d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/hrad-wewelsburg/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jar"
  2. 23d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/hrad-wewelsburg/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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