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Viļaka Castle

castle near Viļaka in present-day Latvia
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Viļaka Castle

Summary

Viļaka Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Viļaka Castle is located in Viļaka[3].
  • Viļaka Castle is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Viļaka Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Viļaka Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Archbishopric of Riga[6].
  • Viļaka Castle's Commons category is recorded as Viļaka Castle ruins[7].
  • January 1, 1293 marks the founding of Viļaka Castle[8].
  • Viļaka Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.194, 'lon': 27.6896}[9].
  • Viļaka Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia[10].
  • Viļaka Castle's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Viļakas ezera salā'}[11].
  • Viļaka Castle's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as Cultural heritage monuments in Balvi Municipality[12].

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Geography

Viļaka Castle is in the country of Latvia[4]. It is located in Viļaka[3].

Designation and Status

Viļaka Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1293 marks the founding of Viļaka Castle[8].

Why It Matters

Viļaka Castle ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Latvia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Latvijas Vēstnesis. Retrieved . vestnesis.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1293-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Viļaka
    Instance of → castle
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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