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Runkelstein Castle

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Runkelstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237, Alderich, the Prince-Bishop of Trent, granted the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to build a castle on the rock then known as Runchenstayn. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Fortification 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Ritten, Italy 2
Completed Year
1237 3
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Fort / Fortress 1
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Source Runkelstein Castle (Wikipedia)
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1. Runkelstein Castle (Wikipedia)
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    Runkelstein Castle (German: Schloss Runkelstein; Italian: Castel Roncolo) is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Fortification)
    Runkelstein Castle (German: Schloss Runkelstein; Italian: Castel Roncolo) is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237 Alderich, Prince-Bishop of Trent, gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn.
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2. Runkelstein Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 397371): Ritten, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 397371): Ritten, Italy
Wikidata item Q376571, property P131/P17 (location): Ritten, Italy
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3. Wikidata: Runkelstein Castle
  • Wikidata Q376571, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q376571, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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