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 Lazarus of Bethany
surface form: Saint Lazarus
cathedralNotedFor sculpted tympanum by Gislebertus
cathedralStyle Romanesque architecture
surface form: Romanesque
country France
departmentCode 71
foundedBy Augustus
surface form: Roman Emperor 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
surface form: Temple of Janus (Autun)
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
surface form: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

Saône-et-Loire
surface form: Saône-et-Loire department

northeastern France
surface form: eastern France
locatedSouthOf Dijon
locatedWestOf Chalon-sur-Saône
namedAfter Augustus
surface form: Emperor Augustus
nearNaturalRegion Morvan Massif
surface form: 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
surface form: Aedui people

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