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Tuscania (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 52 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.8667 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 541.338 feet |
165.0000 meters |
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Note: Town on an ancient town. Evidence of human presence in the area dates from the Neolithic age, but the city proper was built around the 7th century BCE; was a flourishing Etruscan center by 3rd cen. BCE; was a thriving fortified center in the Middle Ages; modern town was severely damaged in an eartquake in 1971; today is noted for Etruscan remains, medieval walls, & Romanesque churches. |
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| Tuscania (preferred,C,V)
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| Toscanella (H,V)
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............ | name used prior to 19th cetury |
| Tuscana (H,V,S)
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............ | ancient |
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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Tuscania (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was important Etruscan center |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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especially noted for nearby Etruscan tombs |
| fortified settlement (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Via Clodia .......... (road) |
| .................. |
(World, Europe, Italy) [7032914] |
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