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Neuchatel (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 59 35 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.9931 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 55 48 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.9301 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was thriving Burgundian town by 11th century. Served as the cultural, aristocratic, and governmental center of the canton since the 12th century. Noted for its Gothic church and castle. Its renowned university was established here in 1838. |
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| Neuchâtel (preferred,C,V,French,U)
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| Neuchatel (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Neuenburg (C,V,German,U)
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| Novum Castellum (H,V)
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............ | used in 11th cen. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented by 1032, chartered in 1214 |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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