St. Augustine, Florida

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St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established city in the continental United States, known for its Spanish colonial architecture and historic coastal setting.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
oldest continuously inhabited European-established city in the continental United States
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county St. Johns County NERFINISHED
foundedBy Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Spanish Empire
foundingDate 1565
governedBy City Commission form of government
hasAirport Northeast Florida Regional Airport
hasBridge Bridge of Lions
hasCulturalAttraction St. George Street historic area
hasFestival Nights of Lights
hasHistoricDistrict St. Augustine Historic District
hasHistoricSite Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
Mission Nombre de Dios
Oldest Wooden School House
Plaza de la Constitución
hasLandmark Castillo de San Marcos
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Flagler College
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Lightner Museum
St. Augustine Lighthouse
hasReligiousSite Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
hasUniversity Flagler College
heritage American territorial and statehood history
British colonial heritage
Spanish colonial heritage
historicalLanguage Spanish
isCountySeatOf St. Johns County NERFINISHED
knownFor Spanish colonial architecture
historic coastal setting
language English
locatedIn Northeast Florida
locatedOn Atlantic coast
locatedOnWaterBody Matanzas River
namedAfter Saint Augustine of Hippo
nearWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
partOf First Coast region
primaryEconomicSector hospitality industry
tourism
servedBy Interstate 95 (nearby)
U.S. Route 1
state Florida
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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