Athens

Summary

Athens is a city in the United States^[1]. Athens ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Athens is located in Limestone County^[3].
• Athens is in the country of United States^[4].
• Athens's head of government is recorded as William R. "Ronnie" Marks^[5].
• Athens's image is recorded as Limestone County Courthouse, Athens, Alabama 01.jpg^[6].
• Athens's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Athens's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Athens's shares border with is recorded as Huntsville^[9].
• Athens is named after Athens^[10].
• Athens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125510336^[11].
• Athens's locator map image is recorded as Limestone County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Athens Highlighted.svg^[12].
• Athens's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82068654^[13].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35611^[14].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35612^[15].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35613^[16].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35614^[17].
• Athens's Commons category is recorded as Athens, Alabama^[18].
• Athens's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 110976^[19].
• Athens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[20].
• Athens's local dialing code is recorded as 256^[21].
• +1818-11-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Athens^[22].
• Athens's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 113266^[23].
• Athens's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2403123^[24].
• Athens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.791666666667, 'lon': -86.966666666667}^[25].
• Athens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0q8rs^[26].
• Athens's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 01-02956^[27].

Body

Founding

+1818-11-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Athens^[22].

Identity

Athens's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Athens'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Athens include Athens^[29], a city in the United States^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Athens ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).^[2] Athens has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Athens is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Athens include Athens^[29], a city in the United States^[30], in United States^[31].