# Location Records

The **Location** Object Type includes records for various locations such as countries, cities, museums, or private collections. 

Each record contains information about alternative names of the location (**Aliases** field), the type of the location (**Type** field, e.g., archive, collection, or part of a building), persons related to the location (**Related Person(s)** field), the nature of this connection (**Relationship** field) as well as the geocoordinates of the location, if applicable, in the fields **Latitude** and **Longitude**. 

In addition, a location may be subdivided into several buildings, which are then listed in the **Buildings** field, if applicable. In addition, so-called identifiers, i.e., authority files or institutional designations for the identification of the location, are specified under the **Authority Lists** field (more information on Authority data can be found [here](/the-census-database-overview/authority-data.md)). The **Antique Monument** and **Postclassical Work** fields list those antique monuments and postclassical works that are currently located at the Location.

The records in **Location** are organized [hierarchically](/the-census-database-overview/the-hierarchical-structure-of-the-census-data.md). For example, museums are subordinate to the cities in which they are located, and the cities, in turn, are subordinate to the countries in which they are located. The hierarchical levels can be seen above the title of the location and are also displayed in the parent entry field:

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You can access and search all of the Location records in the Census by clicking on the Location icon on the left-hand menu:

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After clicking on the Location icon, you can search all location records using the free-text search field or using Advanced search.


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