Augusta Raurica

archaeological site and former Roman colony town on the southern bank of the Rhine near Augst in the canton of Basel-Land, Switzerland
Place archaeological_site Q610371
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Augusta Raurica

Summary

Augusta Raurica is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Augusta Raurica is located in Augst[3].
  • Augusta Raurica is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Augusta Raurica's image is recorded as Augusta Raurica - Pratteln (CH) - Amphiteatro.JPG[5].
  • Augusta Raurica's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Augusta Raurica's instance of is recorded as Roman city[7].
  • Augusta Raurica's instance of is recorded as thermae[8].
  • Augusta Raurica's instance of is recorded as ancient Roman structure[9].
  • Augusta Raurica's instance of is recorded as colonia augusta[10].
  • Augustus is named after Augusta Raurica[11].
  • Augusta Raurica's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106598128[12].
  • Augusta Raurica's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129262969[13].
  • Augusta Raurica's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001089867[14].
  • Augusta Raurica's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144278837[15].
  • Augusta Raurica's IdRef ID is recorded as 086041061[16].
  • Augusta Raurica's part of is recorded as list of cultural properties in Augst[17].
  • Augusta Raurica's Commons category is recorded as Augusta Raurica[18].
  • Augusta Raurica's PCP reference number is recorded as 01391[19].
  • Augusta Raurica's has part is recorded as Augusta Raurica (lower town), Roman town / late Roman fort[20].
  • -0044-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Augusta Raurica[21].
  • Augusta Raurica's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.53319, 'lon': 7.72229}[22].
  • Augusta Raurica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04hp51[23].
  • Augusta Raurica's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge291097[24].
  • Augusta Raurica's official website is recorded as https://www.augustaraurica.ch[25].
  • Augusta Raurica's HDS ID is recorded as 012280[26].
  • Augusta Raurica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Augusta Raurica[27].

Body

Geography

Augusta Raurica is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Augst[3]. Its part of is recorded as list of cultural properties in Augst[17].

Physical Characteristics

Augusta Raurica's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+286'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6], Roman city[7], thermae[8], ancient Roman structure[9], and colonia augusta[10]. Augusta Raurica's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[29].

History and Context

-0044-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Augusta Raurica[21]. Augustus is named after it[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Augusta Raurica include Kaiseraugst[30], a Municipality of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32] and Augst[33], a Municipality of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35].

Why It Matters

Augusta Raurica ranks in the top 6% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Kaiseraugst[30], a Municipality of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32] and Augst[33], a Municipality of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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