Athens

consolidated city-county and county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, United States
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Athens was founded on January 1, 1806 .

Athens

Summary

Athens is a city in the United States[1]. Athens ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,290 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Athens is located in Clarke County[3].
  • Athens is in the country of United States[4].
  • Athens is on the body of water Oconee River[5].
  • Athens's head of government is recorded as Kelly Girtz[6].
  • Athens's image is recorded as Athens City Hall from NE corner.JPG[7].
  • Athens's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Athens's instance of is recorded as municipality of Georgia[9].
  • Athens's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county[10].
  • Athens's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Athens's instance of is recorded as county seat[12].
  • Athens is named after Athens[13].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași[14].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens[15].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cortona[16].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamianets-Podilskyi[17].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seodaemun District[18].
  • Athens's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geelong[19].
  • Athens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157101632[20].
  • Athens's GND ID is recorded as 4195479-8[21].
  • Athens's locator map image is recorded as Clarke County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Athens Highlighted.svg[22].
  • Athens's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80040493[23].
  • Athens's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12525840c[24].
  • Athens's postal code is recorded as 30601[25].
  • Athens's postal code is recorded as 30602[26].
  • Athens's postal code is recorded as 30603[27].

Body

Founding

+1806-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Athens[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Athens-Clarke County Unified Government'}[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Athens'}[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Athens include Athens Ben Epps Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Athens ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,290 views/month).[2] Athens has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Athens is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Athens include Athens Ben Epps Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . accgov.com. Retrieved . accgov.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . georgia.org. georgia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . eu.onlineathens.com. eu.onlineathens.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . accgov.com. accgov.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . kam-pod.gov.ua. kam-pod.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . eu.onlineathens.com. eu.onlineathens.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . eu.onlineathens.com. eu.onlineathens.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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