Place Named Authority List

The Place authority table (AT) is a controlled vocabulary that lists concepts associated with the localities of the world. It provides authority codes that are based on UN/LOCODE codes. The Place AT uses the classification (membership classification) and the authority codes of the Country AT. This AT also provides ISO 3166-2 codes, as well as geographical coordinates. The European capitals of culture are also included. The original name of each locality is indicated. The Corporate body AT uses this AT to identify the seat of each concept (LOC_id), and the Site AT uses it to identify the location of each site (loc_code). The Place authority table is updated based on the stakeholders’ needs. Contributions to it are accepted following a review made by EU Vocabularies team of the Publications Office of the EU. The Place AT is maintained by the Publications Office of the European Union on the EU Vocabularies website.