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Augusta Raurica

Western Europe

Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and open-air museum in Switzerland, on the south bank of the Rhine about twenty kilometers east of Basel. It is recognized as the site of the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine.

Facts
Founding Year
44 BCE 1
Founding Year
44 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
286 2
Latitude
47.53319 degrees north 2
Longitude
7.72229 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Wikidata: Augusta Raurica
  • Wikidata Q610371, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q610371 P571
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2. Augusta Raurica (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    -0044-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.53319, longitude 7.72229
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 286 m
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3. GeoNames: Kaiseraugst - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2660204
    47.53966 7.72605 P PPL CH AG 1909 4252 3600 268 Europe/Zurich
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 268 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 7.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 7.75
47.75 7.75 Cfb
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Augusta Raurica (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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