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Elne (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 36 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.6003 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 58 17 E degrees minutes |
Long: 2.9715 decimal degrees |
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Note: Surrounding countryside has been occupied since Neolithic times. Elne was an Iberian oppidum or fortified town. Scene of the murder of the Emperor Constans, youngest son of Constantine the Great, in 350 CE; he was killed by soldiers of Magnentius, who succeeded him as emperor. |
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| Elne (preferred,C,V)
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| Elna (C,V,Catalan,U)
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| Castrum Helena (H,V)
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| Castrum Helenae (H,V,S)
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............ | named for the mother of Emperor Constantine |
| Iliberris (H,V)
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............ | ancient name, used until 4th cen. CE |
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Occitanie (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Elne (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient settlement |
| town (C) |
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| commune (administrative) (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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of Roussillon, 571-1602 |
| Celtiberian (H) |
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