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Pärnu (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 58 22 29 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 58.3740 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 30 49 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.5080 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at the mouth of the Pärnu river; city was recorded as member of Hanseatic League in 1251; ruled successively by Teutonic Knights, Poles, Swedes & Russians; today economy is driven by tourist trade & light industry. |
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| Pärnu (preferred,C,V)
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| Pernau (C,O)
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| Pyarnu (C,O)
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| Pernov (H,V)
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............ | used until 1918 |
| Pyaonu (C,V)
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| Pērnava (C,V)
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| Parnu (C,V)
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Pärnu (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 1251 |
| city (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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