Caen

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city

Caen is a historic city in Normandy, France, known for its medieval architecture, ties to William the Conqueror, and its role in the World War II Normandy campaign.

Aliases (2)

Caen port system ×1
Caen, France ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
adminCenterOf	Calvados department → Normandy region (regional council) →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
demonym	Caennais NERFINISHED →
distanceTo	approximately 15 km south of the English Channel coast →
economicActivity	education → services → tourism →
foundedBy	William the Conqueror NERFINISHED →
hasAirport	Caen – Carpiquet Airport →
hasInstitution	University of Caen Normandy NERFINISHED →
hasLandmark	Abbaye aux Dames → Abbaye aux Hommes → Château de Caen → Mémorial de Caen museum → Université de Caen Normandie campus → Église Saint-Pierre de Caen →
hasMuseum	Musée de Normandie → Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen → Mémorial de Caen →
hasRailwayStation	Gare de Caen →
hasTwinTown	Alexandria (Virginia) NERFINISHED → Chernivtsi NERFINISHED → Nashville NERFINISHED → Portsmouth → Thiès → Würzburg NERFINISHED →
historicalRegion	Duchy of Normandy →
isPartOf	Calvados → Normandy region NERFINISHED →
knownFor	medieval architecture → role in the World War II Normandy campaign → ties to William the Conqueror →
language	French →
locatedIn	Calvados department → Normandy → northwestern France NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	English Channel →
locatedOnRiver	Orne River NERFINISHED →
population	approximately 100000 to 120000 inhabitants →
postalCodeRange	14000 →
reconstructionPeriod	post-World War II →
regionCapitalOf	Normandy →
significantEvent	Battle of Caen (1944) → Normandy landings (World War II) NERFINISHED →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
warDamage	heavily bombed in 1944 →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Hussars → Fort Garry Horse → Regina Rifle Regiment → Royal Winnipeg Rifles →	battleHonour
Calvados department → Normandy →	contains
Arromanches-les-Bains → Ouistreham →	hasNearbyCity
Wace →	basedIn
Calvados department →	capital
Operation Goodwood →	cityNear
Caen Canal →	connects
Cherbourg →	hasRailConnectionTo
Würzburg →	hasTwinTown
Courseulles-sur-Mer →	locatedNear
Battle for Caen →	location
Baie de Seine →	near
Caen Canal →	nearbyCity
Ver-sur-Mer →	nearestLargeCity
Sword Beach →	nearestMajorCity
Caen Canal ("Caen port system") →	partOf
Calvados department →	prefecture
Ver-sur-Mer →	regionCapital
Charlotte Corday ("Caen, France") →	residence
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest →	servedCity
Caen Canal →	terminus
Portsmouth →	twinTown