Athens of the North may refer to one of several cities in

Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...

that, due to their prominence in science and culture, were likened to

Classical Athens The city of Athens ( grc, Ἀθῆναι, ''Athênai'' .tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯ Modern Greek: Αθήναι, ''Athine'' or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, ''Athina'' .'θi.na during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) wa ...

: * A nickname for Edinburgh, Scotland, see: Etymology of Edinburgh * A nickname for Huddersfield, England * A nickname for Jyväskylä, Finland, and especially the University of Jyväskylä * The motto of

King's Cove King's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The post office was established in 1851. Its founder was James Aylward from Keels, who was born in Ireland in county Cork in 1690. His direct descendants still live in ...

, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * A nickname for

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

, Belgium, especially during the Prince-Bishopric of Liège * A nickname for

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden, especially in the time of Christina, Queen of Sweden * A nickname for Valenciennes, France * A nickname for Vilnius, Lithuania * A nickname for the 18th-century Warrington Academy, in England

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