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Neuwied (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 50 26 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.4333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: The western German city of Neuwied is situated on the Rhine river some seven miles north northwest of Koblenz. The Romans created a military post here, but that settlement did not continue. In 1649 Frederick III, count of Wied, built a palace here and the town was founded around it in 1653y by the count for religious refugees. It was chartered in 1662. It passed to the duchy of Nassau in 1806, then to Prussia in 1815. Its historic architecture includes a 18th-century Baroque castle, and the Roman military camp is being excavated. The economic activities of the modern city include engineering, the manufacture of cement, pumice building materials, chemicals, wood products, and rolled metal. The 2005 population was calculated at 66,901. |
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Neuwied (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established by Romans, modern town founded in 1653, absorbed neighboring Heddesdorf in 1904 |
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for specialized schools, tradition started in 1756 with founding of Moravian School, which was attended by many British boys |
| craftsman settlement (C) |
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developed in 18th century |
| archaeological site (C) |
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Roman fortifications have been excavated in former village of Heddesdorf, now part of Neuwied |
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of Wied-Neuwied, until 1806 |
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