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Steinheim an der Murr (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 48 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 17 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.2833 decimal degrees |
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Note: The town of Steinheim an der Murr was established near a Franconian royal court, its existence documented in the 9th century. It was chartered in 955. Its historic architecture includes an early 15th-century church and a half-timbered town hall dating to 1686. It is known as the site of the discovery of a hominid skull dating to 40,000 years before present. The 2004 estimated population was 11,200. |
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| Steinheim an der Murr (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
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| Steinheim (C,V,German,U,N)
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| Steinheim am der Murr (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 832 |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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