Cité de Carcassonne

Summary

Cité de Carcassonne is a fortress^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of fortress entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cité de Carcassonne is located in Carcassonne^[3].
• Cité de Carcassonne is in the country of France^[4].
• Cité de Carcassonne's image is recorded as Cité de Carcassonne.jpg^[5].
• Cité de Carcassonne's instance of is recorded as fortress^[6].
• Cité de Carcassonne's instance of is recorded as fortified town^[7].
• Cité de Carcassonne's instance of is recorded as citadel^[8].
• Cité de Carcassonne's Commons category is recorded as Historic fortified city of Carcassonne^[9].
• Cité de Carcassonne's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00102588^[10].
• Cité de Carcassonne's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000519^[11].
• Cité de Carcassonne's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.206439, 'lon': 2.363788}^[12].
• Cité de Carcassonne's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gmclfp^[13].
• Cité de Carcassonne's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 345rev^[14].
• Cité de Carcassonne's official website is recorded as http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr/^[15].
• Cité de Carcassonne's official website is recorded as https://www.remparts-carcassonne.fr/^[16].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[17].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[18].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[19].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[20].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[21].
• Cité de Carcassonne's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[22].
• Cité de Carcassonne's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cité de Carcassonne'}^[23].
• Cité de Carcassonne's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+11'}^[24].
• Cité de Carcassonne's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1358'}^[25].
• Cité de Carcassonne's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[26].
• Cité de Carcassonne's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[27].

Body

Geography

Cité de Carcassonne is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in Carcassonne^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+11'}^[24] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1358'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fortress^[6], fortified town^[7], and citadel^[8]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[17] and World Heritage Site^[22].

Why It Matters

Cité de Carcassonne ranks in the top 5% of fortress entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]