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Novara (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 28 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.4667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 38 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Agogna river; was founded by Caesar on site of Celtic settlement; destroyed in 5th cen., but rebuilt in 6th cen.; burned by emperor Henry V in 1110; in Lombard League by 1167; ruled by Milan, then went to Austria 1714, to Savoy in 1738. |
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| Novara (preferred,C,V)
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| Novaria (H,V)
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............ | name of Roman colony |
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Piemonte (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Novara (province) (P) |
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Novara (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Celtic town, then a Roman colony, rebuilt several times |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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particularly for rice from surrounding district, also produces cheese |
| industrial center (C) |
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for cotton & silk mills, chemical-production, printing plants & cookie-making factories |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for ruins of castle of medieval Sforza family & for art & civic museums |
| battlefield (H) |
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site of Austrian victories in 1821 & 1849, the latter leading to the abdication of Charles Albert, king of Sardinia |
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