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ID: 7008757
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7008757
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Valence (inhabited place)  Valence (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 44 55 41 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 44.9280  decimal degrees
Long: 004 53 42 E  degrees minutes   Long: 4.8951  decimal degrees

Note: An important town in Roman province of Viennensis Prima; saw arrival of many cardinals fleeing rioting in Carpentras during conclave held to elect new pope 1314; site of famous university 15th cen.-1790; declined after revocation of Edict of Nantes.

Names:
Valence (preferred,C,V)
Valentia (H,O)
Ventia (H,O)  ............ ancient

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of France (nation)  ........  France (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region (administrative division))  ............  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region (administrative division)) (P)
Hierarchy of Valence (inhabited place)  ................  Valence (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled since ancient Roman times
city (C)
department capital (C)
industrial center (C)
episcopal see (C)  ............  since 4th cen.
capital (H)  ............  of Gallic Segalauni; of medieval duchy of Valentinois

Sources and Contributors:
Valence..........  [GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 979-980
.................  International Directory of Arts (1985)
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 206
Valentia..........  [VP]
.................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 92
Ventia..........  [VP]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1282
Subject: .....  [GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 979-980
..................  International Directory of Arts (1985)
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1474436
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 206
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 92
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1282
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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