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ID: 7008910
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7008910
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Oviedo (inhabited place)  Oviedo (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 43 22 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 43.3667  decimal degrees
Long: 005 50 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -5.8333  decimal degrees

Note: Oviedo is situated in northern Spain and lies 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Gijón. Oviedo is one of only a few medieval towns in Spain not to be conquered by Moors during the Middle Ages. Notable city landmarks include the cathedral, bishop's palace and the Convento de San Vicente. Economically, the city is primarily dependent upon coal and iron mining, as well as food processing.

Names:
Oviedo (preferred,C,V)
Ovetum (H,V)  ............ Latin

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Spain (nation)  ........  Spain (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Principado de Asturias (autonomous community)  ............  Principado de Asturias (autonomous community) (P)
Hierarchy of Asturias (province)  ................  Asturias (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Oviedo (inhabited place)  ....................  Oviedo (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  founded by Fruela I as monastery 757
city (C)
provincial capital (C)
educational center (C)  ............  University of Oviedo founded 1608
capital (H)  ............  of Kingdom of Asturias 810
regional capital (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Ovetum..........  [VP]
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 20
Oviedo..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 20
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 147
.................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject: .....  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 20
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -394970
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 147
..................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 1 July 2003

 

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