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Riga Castle

castle in Riga, Latvia
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Riga Castle

Summary

Riga Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riga Castle is located in Central District[3].
  • Riga Castle is located in Riga[4].
  • Riga Castle is in the country of Latvia[5].
  • Riga Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Riga Castle is owned by Livonian Brothers of the Sword[7].
  • Riga Castle is used for official residence[8].
  • Riga Castle's Commons category is recorded as Riga Castle[9].
  • January 1, 1330 marks the founding of Riga Castle[10].
  • Riga Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.95095, 'lon': 24.100636111111}[11].
  • Riga Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.president.lv/pk/content/?cat_id=11&lng=en[12].
  • Riga Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Riga Castle[13].
  • Riga Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Riga Castle[14].
  • Riga Castle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Riga Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia[16].
  • Riga Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Rīgas pils'}[17].
  • Riga Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}[18].
  • Riga Castle's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as Cultural heritage monuments in Vecrīga, Riga[19].
  • Riga Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Pils laukums 3'}[20].

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Geography

Riga Castle is in the country of Latvia[5]. Located in include Central District[3], an administrative territorial entity[21], in Latvia[22] and Riga[4], a state city of Latvia[23], in Latvia[24], founded in 1201[25].

Physical Characteristics

Riga Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}[18].

Designation and Status

Riga Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia[16].

History and Context

January 1, 1330 marks the founding of Riga Castle[10]. It is owned by Livonian Brothers of the Sword[7].

Why It Matters

Riga Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Latvia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · EUPBR · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → National architectural monument of Latvia
    Country → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Central District, Riga
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Riga Landmarks 99.jpg"
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