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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Luján, Buenos Aires Province 1
city of Luján 1

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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 GENERATED
economy commerce
religious tourism
services
foundedBy Juan de Luján (namesake family) NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage colonial-era buildings around main square
hasHeritageSite Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
hasLandmark Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
Enrique Udaondo Provincial Museum Complex NERFINISHED
Luján River waterfront NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Colonial and Historical Museum (within Udaondo complex) NERFINISHED
Enrique Udaondo Provincial Museum Complex NERFINISHED
Transport Museum (within Udaondo complex) NERFINISHED
hasPlaceOfWorship Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
hasSquare main civic and religious plaza near basilica
is major Catholic pilgrimage center
language Spanish
locatedIn Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Luján Partido NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Luján River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Luján family NERFINISHED
notableFor Marian devotion
historic colonial architecture
religious tourism infrastructure
partOf Pampas region NERFINISHED
patronSaint Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
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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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján (within its province influence) locatedIn Luján, Buenos Aires
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján
this entity surface form: city of Luján
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján secondarySeeCity Luján, Buenos Aires
this entity surface form: Luján, Buenos Aires Province