Athens, Georgia

E19503

city county seat

Athens, Georgia is a vibrant college town best known as the home of the University of Georgia and a historic hub for alternative rock and indie music.

Aliases (2)

Athens Banner-Herald ×1
Athens, Georgia, United States ×1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	706 → 762 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
coordinates	33.95°N 83.38°W →
country	United States →
county	Clarke County, Georgia →
developedAround	University of Georgia campus →
distanceTo	about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 194 meters → about 636 feet →
FIPSCode	13-03440 →
foundedAs	trading settlement near Cedar Shoals →
GNISID	2403172 →
governmentType	unified city–county government →
hasSisterCity	Athens, Greece → Cochabamba, Bolivia → Tübingen, Germany → Yerevan, Armenia →
isCollegeTownOf	University of Georgia →
isHomeTo	AthFest Music and Arts Festival → Athens Banner-Herald → Athens Ben Epps Airport → Athens Farmers Market → Athens Popfest → Athens Regional Library System → Athens Transit System → Athens-Clarke County Library → Bear Hollow Zoo → Boulevard Historic District → Classic Center → Cobbham Historic District → Double-Barreled Cannon → Downtown Athens Historic District → Georgia Museum of Art → Georgia Museum of Natural History → Georgia Theatre → Lyndon House Arts Center → Milledge Avenue Historic District → Morton Theatre → Oconee Hill Cemetery → Of Montreal (band) origin scene → Pylon (band) origin scene → R.E.M. (band) origin scene → Reese Street Historic District → Sandy Creek Nature Center → Sandy Creek Park → Sanford Stadium → State Botanical Garden of Georgia → Stegeman Coliseum → The 40 Watt Club → The B-52s (band) origin scene → Tree That Owns Itself → University of Georgia → Widespread Panic (band) origin scene →
isLocatedOn	Middle Oconee River → North Oconee River → Oconee River →
isPartOf	Atlanta metropolitan area → Clarke County, Georgia → Northeast Georgia →
knownFor	University of Georgia → alternative rock music scene → arts and culture → college town culture → historic downtown → historic neighborhoods → indie music scene → live music venues →
KoppenClimateClassification	Cfa →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
namedAfter	Athens, Greece →
officialName	Athens-Clarke County →
population	approximately 127000 (city-county, early 2020s) →
populationRankInState	one of the largest cities in Georgia →
postalCode	30601 → 30602 → 30605 → 30606 → 30607 →
regionalRole	cultural center of Northeast Georgia → educational center of Northeast Georgia →
state	Georgia →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →
transportation	U.S. Route 129 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 78 NERFINISHED →
universityCityOf	University of Georgia Bulldogs athletics →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences → College of Education (University of Georgia) → College of Engineering (University of Georgia) → College of Environment and Design → College of Pharmacy → College of Public Health → Department of Advertising and Public Relations → Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication → Honors Program (University of Georgia) → Odum School of Ecology → School of Public and International Affairs → School of Social Work (University of Georgia) → Terry College of Business → Uga → University of Georgia → University of Georgia School of Law → Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources →	locatedIn
Georgia → Georgia →	hasMajorCity
Peabody Award → Peabody Institutional Award →	location
Peabody Awards Board of Jurors →	basedAt
Georgia Bulldogs football →	city
Georgia State Route 10 →	connectsTo
Piedmont region of Georgia →	contains
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia →	hasSeat
Athens, Georgia ("Athens Banner-Herald") →	isHomeTo
Quavo ("Athens, Georgia, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Georgia State Route 316 →	serves
Georgia Bulldogs football →	stadiumLocation