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Nevers (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 59 28 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.9912 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 09 26 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.1571 decimal degrees |
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Note: Nevers was one of the pilgrimage sites on route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home of the shrine dedicated to Saint James, the patron saint of Spain. The symbol of Saint James, the scalloped shell, became the primary symbol representing pilgrims. French pilgrimage routes to Compostela tend to follow old Roman roads, many of which continued to be utilized as primary roads of communication during the Middle Ages. Nevers was constantly controlled by various powerful European families in the Middle Ages; for example, it was acquired by the Gonzaga family of Mantua in 1538 and later, in 1659, Nevers was given to the Mancini family by Cardinal Mazarin. Located in Nevers is the 11th-century Romanesque Cathedral of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte and many 13th-18th-century buildings. |
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| Nevers (preferred,C,V)
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| Nebirnum (H,V)
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| Nevirnum (H,V)
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............ | at end of Roman era |
| Noviodumum (H,V)
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| Noviodunum (H,V)
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............ | ancient Roman |
| Noviodunum Aeduorum (H,V)
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............ | ancient Roman |
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Nevers (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient Roman times |
| city (C) |
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| department capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 506 |
| provincial capital (H) |
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of Nivernais, during medieval times |
| military center (H) |
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during ancient Roman times |
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