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ID: 1039980
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1039980

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Lünen (inhabited place)  Lünen (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 51 37 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 51.6167  decimal degrees
Long: 007 31 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 7.5167  decimal degrees

Note: The city of Lünen is situated on the Lippe River and Seiten Canal north of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Established in the 14th century by the count of Mark, it passed to Brandenburg in 1609, then to Prussia in 1701. The most notable historic structure in its vicinity is Kappenberg Castle, now housing the Dortmund Museum. Coal mining and the production of aluminum, copper, and iron are the main economic activities. The city also serves as a port and a rail junction. Its 2004 estimated population was 92, 200.

Names:
Lünen (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
Lünen an der Lippe (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Germany (nation)  ........  Germany (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of North Rhine-Westphalia (state)  ............  North Rhine-Westphalia (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Lünen (inhabited place)  ................  Lünen (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  founded in 1336, chartered in 1341
city (C)
industrial center (C)
mining center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Lünen..........  [VP Preferred]
..............  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 562
..............  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..............  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Lünen an der Lippe..........  [VP]
...................................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 696
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 562
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1821731
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 696
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Lünen." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2002-. http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?tocId=9049370&query=Lunen&ct=eb (18 Nov. 2004)
..........  World Gazetteer [online] (1990-2006) accessed 18 Nov. 2004

 

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