town of Arta

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The town of Arta is a historic settlement in northwestern Greece known for its iconic medieval stone bridge over the Arachthos River and its Byzantine monuments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
city of Arta 2
town of Arta canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
municipality
settlement
town
administrativeRegion Epirus
surface form: Epirus periphery
architecturalStyle medieval
bridgeType stone arch bridge
climate Mediterranean climate
constructionMaterial stone
country Greece
countrySubdivisionType regional unit capital
crosses Arachthos River
hasAreaCode +30 26810
hasCulturalHeritage Byzantine churches
post-Byzantine monasteries
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
trade
hasLandmark Bridge of Arta
Byzantine castle of Arta
Church of Agios Vasileios
Church of Panagia Parigoritissa
hasPostalCodePrefix 47x xx
hasUniversityDepartment University of Ioannina
surface form: University of Ioannina branch
historicalEra Byzantine period
Ottoman period
historicalRegion Despotate of Epirus
isCapitalOf Arta regional unit
isPartOf Arta regional unit
knownFor Byzantine monuments
folklore legend of human sacrifice
medieval stone bridge
language Greek
locatedIn Arta
Epirus
surface form: Epirus region

northwestern Greece
locatedOnRiver Arachthos River
primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
roadConnection connected by Greek National Road 21
connected by Greek National Road 5
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode ΑΤ
wasCapitalOf Despotate of Epirus

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

Arta regional unit contains town of Arta
Arta regional unit historicCenter town of Arta
Byzantine castle of Arta overlooks town of Arta
this entity surface form: city of Arta
Bridge of Arta near town of Arta
this entity surface form: city of Arta