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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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* Area: 149.27 |
* Area: 149.27 km² |
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* Average altitude: 486 m |
* Average altitude: 486 m |
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==Important places in Corte== |
==Important places in Corte== |
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* The Fortress (''A citadella'') |
* The Fortress (''A citadella'') |
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* The [[Museum of Corsica]] (''Museu di a Corsica''), |
* The [[Museum of Corsica]] (''Museu di a Corsica''), |
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==Roads== |
==Roads== |
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* [http://fst.univ-corse.fr/ University of Corsica] {{en icon}} |
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[[Category:Communes on Corsica]] |
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Revision as of 19:50, 18 June 2012
Corte (Corsican Corti) in is a city (a "commune" in french) in the Haute-Corse département in central area of Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in 1999. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.
Geography
- Area: 149.27 km²
- Average altitude: 486 m
Important places in Corte
- The Fortress (A citadella)
- The Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica),
Roads
Corte is connected to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Corsican railway.
University
Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened 1980.
Famous people born in Corte
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I.
Other websites
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- Tourist office website Template:Fr icon
- University of Corsica Template:En icon
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