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ID: 1048546
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1048546
Record Type:
administrative
Fredrikstad (inhabited place)
Coordinates:
Lat: 59 15 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 59.2500
decimal degrees
Long: 010 55 00 E
degrees minutes
Long: 10.9167
decimal degrees
Note:
Located at mouth of river GlÄma; founded as fortress town by Frederick II in 16th cen., though surrounding region is rich in artifacts from early Christian era, including rock carvings, monumental stones & graves.
Names:
Fredrikstad
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
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named after its founder, Frederick II
Hierarchical Position:
World
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Europe
(continent) (
P
)
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Norway
(nation) (
P
)
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Viken
(county) (
P,
U
)
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Fredrikstad
(inhabited place) (
P
)
Place Types:
inhabited place (
preferred
,
C
)
............
founded in 1567
town (
C
)
port (
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Fredrikstad..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.......................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
IV, 962
.......................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
68
Subject:
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[
VP
]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
IV, 962
..................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
68
Note:
English
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[
VP
]
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