Luján, Buenos Aires

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Luján, Buenos Aires is an Argentine city renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage center, home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
administrativeStatus head town of Luján Partido ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
coordinateLocation -34.5667, -59.1000 ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
demographics predominantly of European descent ⓘ
distanceToBuenosAiresCity approximately 68 km west ⓘ
economy commerce ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
services ⓘ
foundedBy Juan de Luján (namesake family) ⓘ
linked to: Luján family
hasCulturalHeritage colonial-era buildings around main square ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Basilica of Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
hasLandmark Basilica of Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
Enrique Udaondo Provincial Museum Complex ⓘ
Luján River waterfront ⓘ
hasMuseum Colonial and Historical Museum (within Udaondo complex) ⓘ
Enrique Udaondo Provincial Museum Complex ⓘ
Transport Museum (within Udaondo complex) ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship Basilica of Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
hasSquare main civic and religious plaza near basilica ⓘ
is major Catholic pilgrimage center ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Buenos Aires Province ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Luján Partido ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Luján River ⓘ
namedAfter Luján family ⓘ
notableFor Marian devotion ⓘ
historic colonial architecture ⓘ
religious tourism infrastructure ⓘ
partOf Pampas region ⓘ
linked to: Pampas
patronSaint Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
pilgrimageAttracts millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ
pilgrimageDestinationFor Our Lady of Luján devotees from across Argentina ⓘ
pilgrimageEvent annual youth pilgrimage to Luján ⓘ
region central Buenos Aires Province ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism (dominant) ⓘ
religiousSignificance national center of devotion to Our Lady of Luján ⓘ
religiousTitle “National Capital of Faith” (informal) ⓘ
timeZone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
tourism day trips from Buenos Aires City ⓘ
transport access via National Route 7 ⓘ
access via Provincial Route 5 ⓘ
rail connection to Buenos Aires metropolitan area ⓘ
urbanType medium-sized city ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján → locatedIn → city of Luján ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján → secondarySeeCity → Luján, Buenos Aires Province ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Monument to General San Martín (Luján) → location → city of Luján ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Lujan → sharesNameWith → Luján (city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Our Lady of Luján → mainShrineLocation → Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Luján Partido → contains → city of Luján ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires
Luján Partido → namedAfter → city of Luján ⓘ
linked to: Luján, Buenos Aires