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Duwisib Castle

castle in Namibia
AdministrativeArea fortress Q316851
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Summary

Duwisib Castle is a fortress[1]. It draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (fortress category, ranking #85 of 351).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hardap Region[3]
  • Country: Namibia[4]
  • Architect: Wilhelm Sander[5]
  • Commissioned by: Hansheinrich von Wolf[6]
  • Owned by: Namibia Wildlife Resorts[7]
  • Architectural style: Neo-romanticism[8]
  • Location: Maltahöhe[9]
  • Has use: hotel[10]
  • Commons category: Duwisib[11]
  • Inception: 1909[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Duwisib[13]
  • Floors above ground: 3[14]
  • Native label: Duwisib Castle[15]
  • Different from: Duwisib[16]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Duwisib Castle[17]

Why It Matters

Duwisib Castle has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Namibia

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'bg', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'pl']
    Gnd id → 4780326-5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+3'}
    Has use → hotel
    Country → Namibia
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -25.257185, 'lon': 16.541341}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/hrad-duwisib/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn "
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