Athens of the North may refer to one of several cities in Northern Europe that, due to their prominence in science and culture, were likened to Classical Athens:
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, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada A nickname for Liège, Belgium, especially during the Prince-Bishopric of Liège A nickname for Stockholm, 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
See also North Athens (regional unit), an administrative division in Athens, Greece Athens of Africa Athens of the West, … South Paris of the East, … South, … West Rome of the West, Second Rome, Third Rome