Nyon
Noviodunum or Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman era settlement in what is now Nyon in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 16,800 residents
- Description: archaeological site in Nyon in the canton of Vaud, Suisse
- Also known as: “Colonia Iulia Equestris” and “Noviodunum”
- Postal code: 1260
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nyon castle museum and porcelain museum and Les Cinémas Capitole.
Les Cinémas Capitole
Movie theater
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Les Cinémas Capitole is a movie theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prangins and Eysins.
Prangins
Village
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Prangins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva.
Eysins
Village
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eysins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Eysins is situated 2½ km west of Nyon.
Duillier
Village
Photo: Franca Piccione, CC BY 2.0.
Duillier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Duillier is situated 3 km north of Nyon.
Nyon
- Categories: Roman colony and archaeological site
- Location: Nyon, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nyon”
- Dutch: “Nyon”
- French: “Colonia Iulia Equestris”
- French: “Noviodunum (Suisse)”
- French: “Nyon”
- German: “Colonia Iulia Equestris”
- German: “Nyon”
- Italian: “Nyon”
- Latin: “Noviodunum”
- Luxembourgish: “Nyon”
- Polish: “Nyon”
- Portuguese: “Colonia Iulia Equestris”
- Portuguese: “Colónia Júlia Equestre”
- Portuguese: “Noviodunum”
- Russian: “Ньон”
- Sicilian: “Nyon”
- Swedish: “Nyon”
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