Athens

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Athens is a small city in northern Alabama known as the county seat of Limestone County and part of the Huntsville-Decatur metropolitan area.

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Athens canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 256
938
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States
countrySubdivision United States South
countySeatOf Limestone County, Alabama
distanceToDecatur approximately 15 miles
distanceToHuntsville approximately 35 miles
elevation 820 feet
FIPSCode 01-03028
foundedIn 1818
GNISFeatureID 0113274
governmentType Mayor–council government
hasEducationalInstitution Athens State University
Limestone County Schools
hasFestival Athens Grease Festival
hasHistoricDistrict Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District
Athens State College Historic District
hasIndustry education
manufacturing
retail trade
hasLandmark Athens State University Founders Hall
Limestone County Courthouse
hasPublicSchoolSystem Athens City Schools
incorporatedAsCityIn 1819
isCountySeat true
locatedIn Limestone County, Alabama
locatedInMetropolitanArea Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area
locatedInRegion North Alabama
linked to: Northern Alabama
locatedNear Decatur, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
locatedOn Tennessee River Valley
linked to: Tennessee Valley
namedAfter Athens, Greece
linked to: Athens
nearestMajorCity Huntsville, Alabama
partOf Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Area
Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area
postalCode 35611
35613
35614
region Limestone County region
linked to: Limestone County
state Alabama
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
transportInfrastructure Interstate 65
U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 72 NERFINISHED

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