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Padua (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 53 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Formerly located near a mouth of the Po river, which was called "Padus" in Latin, and from which the name of the city is derived. Settlement on the site dates to at least the 10th century BCE. According to legend, it was founded by the Trojan hero Antenor; was birthplace of Roman historian Livy (59 BCE); was a leading commune 11th-13th cen.; was ruled by Venice 1405-1797; was under Austrian rule 1815-1866. The city was active in the Risorgimento. It is noted for many famous architectural sites. |
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| Padova (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Padua (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | named for ancient name of the Po river, "Padus" |
| Padoue (C,O)
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| Paduan (C,V,English,U,A)
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| פדואה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Patauium (H,V)
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| Patavium (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | ancient |
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Veneto (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Padova (province) (P) |
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Padua (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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area was settled by 10th century BCE, town was founded in 302 BCE, as documented by Livy |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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home of Dante; has several buildings with famous frescoes by Giotto, Mantegna, Titian & the Gattamelata statue by Donatello |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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electrical & agricultural machinery, motorcycles, chemicals & artificial & synthetic textiles |
| commercial center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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site of university founded 1222, the nation's oldest after Bologna |
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