Hohenzollern Castle

ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Organization castle Q156457
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Summary

Hohenzollern Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,980 views/month, #4 of 2,754).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bisingen[3]
  • Country: Germany[4]
  • Instance of: museum[5], château[6]
  • Architect: Friedrich August Stüler[7]
  • Owned by: House of Hohenzollern[8]
  • Named after: House of Hohenzollern[9]
  • Architectural style: Gothic Revival[10]
  • Commons category: Hohenzollern Castle[11]
  • Official website: https://www.burg-hohenzollern.com[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hohenzollern Castle[13]
  • Commons gallery: Hohenzollern Castle[14]
  • Phone number: +49-7471-2428[15]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band[18]
  • Heritage designation: cultural heritage monument in Germany[19]
  • Commons Institution page: Burg Hohenzollern[20]
  • Short name: Hohenzollern[21]
  • Elevation above sea level: 843 m[22]
  • Fax number: +49-7471-6812[23]
  • State of conservation: preserved[24]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Views of Hohenzollern Castle[25]
  • Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Hohenzollern Castle[26]
  • Official jobs URL: https://burg-hohenzollern.com/de/ueber-die-burg/stellenangebote[27]
  • Contact page URL: https://burg-hohenzollern.com/de/kontakt[28], https://burg-hohenzollern.com/en/contact[29]
  • Impressum URL: https://burg-hohenzollern.com/de/impressum[30], https://burg-hohenzollern.com/en/imprint[31]
  • P14586: 78121[32]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hohenzollern Castle include House of Hohenzollern[33], a dynasty[34], in German Reich[35], founded in 1100[36] and 85215 Hohenzollern[37], an asteroid[38].

Why It Matters

Hohenzollern Castle has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include House of Hohenzollern[33], a dynasty[34], in German Reich[35], founded in 1100[36] and 85215 Hohenzollern[37], an asteroid[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . burg-hohenzollern.com. Retrieved . burg-hohenzollern.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . burg-hohenzollern.com. Retrieved . burg-hohenzollern.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · Suavemarimagno · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → castle, museum, château
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: château"
  2. 13d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of conservation → preserved
    Sitelink count → 47
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Views of Hohenzollern Castle
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'arz', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Category for the interior of the item: Category:Views of Hohenzollern Castle, Setting P7561 value"
  3. 23d ago · Sladjo · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Burg Hohenzollern ak.jpg
    Instance of → castle, museum, château
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: castle ruin, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275120|batch #275120]]"
  4. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78121
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  5. 15w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Alle burgen id → 13078
    Category for the view from the item → Category:Views from Hohenzollern Castle
    Impressum url → https://burg-hohenzollern.com/de/impressum, https://burg-hohenzollern.com/en/imprint
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39462|batch #39462]]"
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