Lausanne, Switzerland

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city municipality of Switzerland

Lausanne, Switzerland is a picturesque city on the shores of Lake Geneva known for its role as an Olympic capital and its vibrant cultural and academic life.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality of Switzerland →
climate	oceanic climate →
country	Switzerland →
elevation	approximately 495 metres above sea level →
governingBody	Municipal Council of Lausanne →
hasCulturalInstitution	Collection de l’Art Brut → Lausanne Opera → Musée de l’Élysée → Olympic Museum → Théâtre de Vidy →
hasDistrict	Chailly → Flon → Ouchy →
hasFeature	only metro system in Switzerland → steep hills → terraced layout above the lake →
hasLandmark	Esplanade de Montbenon → Lausanne Cathedral → Place de la Palud → Sauvabelin Tower →
hasNickname	Olympic Capital →
hasPort	Lausanne-Ouchy →
hasRailConnection	Lausanne railway station →
hasSportsTeam	FC Lausanne-Sport → Lausanne HC →
hasTwinTown	Bristol → Milan → Osaka →
hasUniversity	University of Lausanne → École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne →
isCapitalOf	canton of Vaud →
isOnRailLine	Lausanne–Bern railway line → Lausanne–Geneva railway line →
isPartOf	Lake Geneva region →
isSeatOf	Court of Arbitration for Sport → International Olympic Committee → International University Sports Federation →
locatedIn	Romandy → Western Switzerland → canton of Vaud →
locatedNear	Alps → Geneva → Montreux →
locatedOn	Lake Geneva → northern shore of Lake Geneva →
officialLanguage	French →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
transportSystem	Lausanne Métro →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim →	deathPlace
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland →	locatedIn
Romandy ("Lausanne") →	majorCity