Aude
Arrondissement of Carcassonne
Carcassonne

Cité de Carcassonne

The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of , in the department, region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river , in the south-eastern part of the city proper.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: medieval citadel
  • Also known as: “Cite de Carcassonne” and “Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus and Château Comtal.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located in the citadel of Carcassonne, France. It is a national monument, and is in the Gothic-Romanesque architectural tradition.

Castle
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is a castle.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berriac and Conques-sur-Orbiel.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 4 km east of Cité de Carcassonne.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 8 km northeast of Cité de Carcassonne.

Cité de Carcassonne

Latitude
43.20645° or 43° 12′ 23″ north
Longitude
2.36374° or 2° 21′ 49″ east
Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)
Inception
5th century
Open location code
8FM46947+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 441955480
Open­Street­Map feature
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place=­neighbourhood
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8629109
Wiki­data ID
Q389269
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Cité de Carcassonne” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Arabic: “مدينة كركاسون التاريخية الحصينة”
  • Armenian: “Կարկասոն ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Carcasonako zitadela”
  • Burmese: “ကာကတ်ဆုန်းရဲတိုက်”
  • Burmese: “ကာရ်ကာဆောန် ရဲတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat fortificada de Carcassona”
  • Chinese: “卡尔卡松历史城墙要塞”
  • Chinese: “卡尔卡松城堡”
  • Croatian: “Utvrda Carcassonne”
  • Czech: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Czech: “pevnost Carcassonne”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Carcassonne”
  • Danish: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Dutch: “Cite van Carcassonne”
  • Dutch: “Cité van Carcassonne”
  • Dutch: “Historische vestingstad Carcassonne”
  • Esperanto: “Civito Carcassonne”
  • French: “cité de Carcassonne”
  • French: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • French: “Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne”
  • Georgian: “კარკასონის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Cité von Carcassonne”
  • Hebrew: “העיר ההיסטורית המבוצרת של קרקסון”
  • Hungarian: “Carcassonne történelmi erődvárosa”
  • Indonesian: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Italian: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Italian: “Città fortificata storica di Carcassonne”
  • Japanese: “歴史的城塞都市カルカソンヌ”
  • Japanese: “歴史的城塞都市カルカッソンヌ”
  • Korean: “카르카손 성채”
  • Luxembourgish: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Luxembourgish: “Cité vu Carcassonne”
  • Narom: “Chité de Carcassoune”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ciutat de Carcassona”
  • Picard: “Chitè Carcassonne”
  • Polish: “Fortyfikacje Carcassonne”
  • Portuguese: “Cidadela de Carcassona”
  • Portuguese: “Cidadela de Carcassonne”
  • Russian: “Исторический укрепленный город Каркасон”
  • Russian: “Крепость Каркасон”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Каркасон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Utvrda Carcassonne”
  • Slovenian: “Utrjeno mesto Carcassonne”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad fortificada histórica de Carcasona”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Carcasona”
  • Turkish: “Cité de Carcassonne”
  • Ukrainian: “Каркассонн”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành phố pháo đài Carcassonne”
  • Western Panjabi: “سٹی ڈی کارکسن”
  • Wu Chinese: “介卡森”
  • Wu Chinese: “卡尔卡松城堡”

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Localities in the Area

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