Autun

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Autun is a historic town in eastern France renowned for its well-preserved Roman ruins and medieval cathedral.

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Autun canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
cathedralDedicatedTo Saint Lazarus
linked to: Lazarus of Bethany
cathedralNotedFor sculpted tympanum by Gislebertus
cathedralStyle Romanesque
country France
departmentCode 71
foundedBy Roman Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
governingBody Municipal council of Autun
hasEconomicActivity light industry
services
tourism
hasEducationalInstitution Lycée militaire d’Autun
hasHeritage Roman ruins
medieval architecture
hasLandmark Autun Cathedral
Porte Saint-André
Porte d’Arroux
Pyramid of Couhard
Rolin Museum
Roman theater of Autun
Temple of Janus (Autun)
linked to: Temple of Janus
hasRiver Arroux River
hasTransport Autun railway station
historicalRole major Gallo-Roman city
religious center in the Middle Ages
inception 1st century AD
LatinName Augustodunum
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Saône-et-Loire department
linked to: Saône-et-Loire

eastern France
linked to: northeastern France
locatedSouthOf Dijon
locatedWestOf Chalon-sur-Saône
namedAfter Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
nearNaturalRegion Morvan massif
linked to: Morvan Massif
notableFor Roman theater among the largest in Gaul
medieval cathedral sculpture
well-preserved Roman city gates
officialLanguage French
partOf historical region of Burgundy
postalCode 71400
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinnedWith Brixworth
Buzău
Castelnuovo Garfagnana
Kronach
wasRomanCapitalOf Aedui people
linked to: Aedui

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