Avenches

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Avenches is a historic town in western Switzerland, known for its well-preserved Roman ruins and amphitheater.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Avenches canonical 14
Aventicum 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
municipality
country Switzerland
elevation approximately 480 metres above sea level
formerName Aventicum
linked to: Avenches
foundedAs Roman colony Aventicum
governedBy municipal council of Avenches
hasAttraction Avenches Castle
Roman amphitheatre of Avenches
Roman temple ruins
medieval town walls
hasCulturalEvent Open Air Opera Festival Avenches
Rock Oz’Arènes festival
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
equestrian sports
tourism
hasHeritage Roman amphitheatre
Roman baths
Roman city walls
Roman ruins
Roman theatre
linked to: Roman theater

medieval old town
hasMuseum Roman Museum in Avenches
hasNearbyCity Bern
Fribourg
Murten
hasRailwayStation Avenches railway station
hasSite Avenches Roman amphitheatre
Aventicum archaeological site
Roman Museum in Avenches
hasWebsite https://www.avenches.ch
heritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance
historicalRole Roman capital of Helvetia
locatedBetween Bern
Fribourg
Lausanne
locatedIn canton of Vaud
linked to: Canton of Vaud

district of Broye-Vully
western Switzerland
linked to: Western Switzerland
locatedInRegion Broye valley
linked to: Broye
locatedNear Lake Morat
officialLanguage French
partOf Swiss Plateau
postalCode 1580
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Murten nearbyCity Avenches
Helvetii capital Aventicum
linked to: Avenches
Helvetii mainSettlement Aventicum
linked to: Avenches
Murtensee hasShoreOnMunicipality Avenches
subject linked to: Murtensee (partly)
Murtensee hasNearbyTown Avenches
subject linked to: Murtensee (partly)
Avenches formerName Aventicum
linked to: Avenches
Faoug hasNearbyCity Avenches
Maxima Sequanorum includedCity Aventicum
linked to: Avenches
Lake Morat nearbySettlement Avenches
Broye-Vully containsPart Avenches
Broye-Vully district containsMunicipality Avenches
subject linked to: Broye-Vully district (Vaud)
Broye-Vully District contains Avenches