Placentia

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Placentia is a historic coastal town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its fishing heritage and former role as a French colonial capital.

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Placentia canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place
town
administrativeStatus incorporated town
climate cool maritime climate
coast Atlantic Ocean
colonialPower France
United Kingdom
country Canada
governingBody Town of Placentia Council
hasCulturalHeritage French colonial heritage
Irish-Newfoundland heritage
hasFortification Castle Hill
Fort Frederick (historical)
Fort Royal
surface form: Fort Royal (historical)
hasHarbour Placentia harbour
hasHeritage fishing heritage
hasNationalHistoricSite Castle Hill National Historic Site
hasReligiousHeritage Anglican tradition
Roman Catholic tradition
historicalName Plaisance
historicalRole former French colonial capital in Newfoundland
knownFor Castle Hill National Historic Site
French colonial history
fishing heritage
historic coastal settlement
locatedIn Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
eastern Newfoundland
locatedOn Avalon Peninsula
island of Newfoundland
surface form: Newfoundland

Placentia Bay
nearbyCommunity Argentia
Dunville
Freshwater
officialLanguage English
partOf Colony of Newfoundland
surface form: Newfoundland Colony (historical)
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
seafood processing
service industry
tourism
province Newfoundland and Labrador
region Avalon Peninsula
timeZone Newfoundland Time Zone
transportConnection Trans-Canada Highway
surface form: Trans-Canada Highway (via nearby routes)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Placentia Bay hasPort Placentia
Avalon Peninsula contains Placentia
Avalon contains Placentia
Argentia nearbySettlement Placentia