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Bibracte

Western Europe

Bibracte was a Gallic oppidum, one of the most important hillforts in Gaul, located near modern Autun in Burgundy, France. Associated with the Late Iron Age La Tène culture, it served as the capital of the Aedui, a powerful Gallic tribe, before the Roman conquest.

Facts
Founding Year
circa 2nd century BCE 1
Latitude
46.923056 degrees north 2
Longitude
4.0375 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Wikidata: Bibracte
  • Wikidata Q650053, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q650053 P571
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2. Bibracte (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 46.923056, longitude 4.0375
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.9231,4.0375
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 818.0
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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 46.75, 4.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 4.25
46.75 4.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Autun - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3035883
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46.95104 4.29869 P PPLA3 FR 27 71 711 71014 18283 325 Europe/Paris
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Bibracte (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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