"Carcassonne (/ˌkɑːrkəˈsɒn/, also US: /-ˈsɔːn, -ˈsoʊn/, French: [kaʁkasɔn] (listen), locally [kaʁkasɔnə]; Occitan: Carcassona [kaɾkaˈsunɔ]; Latin: Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the ...
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region of Occitanie. A prefecture, it has a population of about 50,000.
Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the Romans, who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire. In the fifth century, it was taken over by the Visigoths, who founded the city. Within three centuries, it briefly came under the Islamic rule. Its strategic location led successive rulers to expand its fortifications until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.02.2021)
- Latitude43.215831756592
- Longitude2.3513889312744