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 of America
surface form: 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 metropolitan area
surface form: Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Northern Alabama
surface form: North Alabama
locatedNear Decatur, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
locatedOn Tennessee Valley
surface form: Tennessee River Valley
namedAfter Athens
surface form: Athens, Greece
nearestMajorCity Huntsville, Alabama
partOf Huntsville metropolitan area
surface form: Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Area

Huntsville metropolitan area
surface form: Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area
postalCode 35611
35613
35614
region Limestone County
surface form: Limestone County region
state Alabama
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportInfrastructure Interstate 65
U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 72 NERFINISHED

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