Kokenhausen

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Kokenhausen is a historic town in present-day Latvia, known primarily as the site of a major battle during the Polish–Swedish War.

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Kokenhausen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
associatedWith Polish hussars (Battle of Kokenhausen) NERFINISHED
Swedish infantry (Battle of Kokenhausen)
battleBelligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
battleOutcome Polish–Lithuanian victory at Battle of Kokenhausen
battleType siege and relief battle
country Latvia
formerPoliticalEntity Duchy of Livonia NERFINISHED
Livonian Confederation NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Swedish Livonia NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Kokenhusen NERFINISHED
Kokenhusen (German)
Koknese NERFINISHED
Koknese (Latvian) NERFINISHED
hasFeature fortified position (historical)
medieval castle ruins
hasNearbySettlement Koknese NERFINISHED
hasRemains castle foundations
fortification earthworks
heritageStatus cultural heritage site of Latvia
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Livonia NERFINISHED
Vidzeme NERFINISHED
inConflict Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) NERFINISHED
knownFor Battle of Kokenhausen NERFINISHED
languageOfHistoricalAdministration German
Polish
Swedish
locatedIn Aizkraukle Municipality (modern administrative region via Koknese) NERFINISHED
present-day Latvia
locatedOn Daugava River NERFINISHED
militarySignificance example of early modern siege warfare
partOf Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (historically) NERFINISHED
Swedish Empire (historically) NERFINISHED
religiousHeritage Catholic (pre-Reformation and Commonwealth period)
Lutheran (post-Reformation) NERFINISHED
siteOf Battle of Kokenhausen (1601) NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of Daugava River route
tourismAttraction Daugava river scenery
Koknese castle ruins NERFINISHED
usedAs administrative center (historically)
fortress (historically)

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Battle of Kokenhausen location Kokenhausen