City of Douai
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The City of Douai is a historic commune in northern France known for its medieval architecture, former status as a major university and parliamentary center, and role in the political and religious conflicts of the Low Countries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| city of Douai | 2 |
| municipality of Douai | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
commune of France ⓘ |
| capitalOf | arrondissement of Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| grantedTownCharter | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Douaisien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douaisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Fêtes de Gayant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Cour d'appel de Douai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Université d'Artois campus NERFINISHED ⓘ École des Mines de Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Douai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palais de Justice de Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ Porte de Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | subprefecture of Nord ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Douai railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageElement |
Belfry of Douai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
part of Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Picard ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inseeCode | 59178 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former parliamentary center
ⓘ
former university center ⓘ historic belfry ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ role in political conflicts of the Low Countries ⓘ role in religious conflicts of the Low Countries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
surface form:
Hauts-de-France region
Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ historical province of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Scarpe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Lens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | arrondissement of Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 59500 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| regionType | urban area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twinTown |
Lüdenscheid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rotherham NERFINISHED ⓘ Völklingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
city of Douai
this entity surface form:
municipality of Douai
this entity surface form:
city of Douai