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Villa Wartholz

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Villa Wartholz, also called Castle Wartholz, is a former imperial villa in Reichenau an der Rax, in Lower Austria, built between 1870 and 1872 by the architect Heinrich von Ferstel in the Historicist style as a hunting lodge for Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. Despite its castle like form, the building served recreational rather than military purposes and was sited to overlook the valley below. The villa was privately owned as of the early 1980s and since 2008 has hosted an annual literature competition. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Reichenau an der Rax, Austria 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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Villa, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, located there.
Sources
1. Villa Wartholz (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Wartholz, lead definition
    The Villa Wartholz or Castle Wartholz is a former imperial villa in Reichenau an der Rax in Lower Austria.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Villa Wartholz, also called Castle Wartholz, is a former imperial villa in Reichenau an der Rax, in Lower Austria, built between 1870 and 1872 by the architect Heinrich von Ferstel in the Historicist style as a hunting lodge for Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. Despite its castle like form, the building served recreational rather than military purposes and was sited to overlook the valley below. The villa was privately owned as of the early 1980s and since 2008 has hosted an annual literature competition.
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2. Villa Wartholz (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
    Wikidata item Q876743, instance of (P31): villa
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
    Wikidata item Q876743, property P131/P17 (location): Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
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Wikidata: Villa Wartholz
Wikidata Q876743, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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