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Ercolano (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 21 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 14.3500 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 144.356 feet |
44.0000 meters |
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Note: Located southeast of Naples at the foot of Mount Vesuvius; the medieval town of Resina was built atop the lava and mud of the eruption of Vesuvius from 79 CE. The modern town is in part built on the ancient ruins of Herculaneum, but most of the ancient site, and the officially designated historical monument, lies south of the town. |
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| Ercolano (preferred,C,V,Italian-P)
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............ | name changed from Resina in 1969 |
| Resina (C,V)
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............ | name for medieval town on site |
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Campania (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Napoli (province) (P) |
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Ercolano (inhabited place) (P) |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Herculaneum .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Italia, Campania, Napoli province) [7031897] |
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