ČKD

defunct automotive and engineering corporation
Organization business Q336811
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ČKD

Summary

ČKD is a business[1]. ČKD has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • ČKD's field of work was mechanical engineering[3].
  • ČKD is in the country of Czech Republic[4].
  • ČKD is in the country of Czechoslovakia[5].
  • ČKD's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • ČKD's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • ČKD's instance of is recorded as publishing house[8].
  • ČKD followed Breitfeld, Daněk & Co.[9].
  • ČKD followed Českomoravská - Kolben[10].
  • ČKD was followed by Siemens[11].
  • ČKD's headquarters location is recorded as Prague[12].
  • ČKD's child organization or unit is recorded as ČKD Tatra[13].
  • ČKD's child organization or unit is recorded as ČKD Polovodiče[14].
  • ČKD's Commons category is recorded as ČKD[15].
  • ČKD's industry is recorded as automotive industry[16].
  • ČKD's industry is recorded as manufacture of machinery and equipment[17].
  • ČKD's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction[18].
  • ČKD's industry is recorded as weapons industry[19].
  • ČKD comprises ČKD Blansko[20].
  • January 1, 1927 marks the founding of ČKD[21].
  • ČKD was dissolved in 1998[22].
  • ČKD's official website is recorded as http://www.ckd.cz[23].
  • ČKD's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ČKD[24].
  • ČKD's product or material produced is recorded as tram[25].
  • ČKD's product or material produced is recorded as locomotive[26].
  • ČKD's replaces is recorded as Českomoravská - Kolben[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1927 marks the founding of ČKD[21].

Identity

ČKD's official name is recorded as ČKD GROUP, a.s.[28]. Predecessors include Breitfeld, Daněk & Co.[9] and Českomoravská - Kolben[10]. ČKD was followed by Siemens[11].

Operations

ČKD's headquarters location is recorded as Prague[12]. Subsidiaries include ČKD Tatra[13], a business[29], in Czech Republic[30], founded in 1946[31], headquartered in Prague[32] and ČKD Polovodiče[14], a business[33], in Czech Republic[34], founded in 1990[35], headquartered in Prague[36].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[16], manufacture of machinery and equipment[17], machinery industry and plant construction[18], and weapons industry[19]. ČKD's field of work was mechanical engineering[3].

Ownership

Products include tram[25] and locomotive[26].

Dissolution

ČKD was dissolved in 1998[22].

Why It Matters

ČKD has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Access to Registers of Economic Subjects. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ckd.cz. ckd.cz. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id cz/27129357
    Czech registration id (ičo) 27129357
    Product or material produced tram, locomotive
    Academic encyclopedia of czech history id 243ae2ac-701c-4340-92de-ccf05120acd6
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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