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Iași (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 38 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Recognizable settlement by 7th cen.; fortified as German customs post on trade routes in Prut valley in late 14th cen.; residence of prince of Moldavia from mid-15th cen.; rebuilt after being sacked by Tartars (1513), Turks (1513) & Russians (1686). |
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| Iași (preferred,C,V)
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| Iasy (C,V)
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| Jassy (C,O)
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............ | German name, first documented in late 14th cen., probably from "jagers," meaning "bowmen" |
| Yaș (C,O)
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| Yassy (C,O)
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Iaşi (county) (P) |
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Iași (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by at least 7th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Moldavian principality, 1565-1862 |
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