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ID: 1103502
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1103502
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Teutoburg Forest (woods)  Teutoburg Forest (woods)

Coordinates:
Lat: 52 05 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 52.0833  decimal degrees
Long: 008 20 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 8.3333  decimal degrees

Note: Hilly area famous for battle of 9 CE, when Arminius and German tribes defeated Varus and Roman legions. Due to this, Rome failed to hold Germany between the Rhine and Elbe rivers. Is also scene of battle between Charlemagne and Widukind the Saxon in the 8th century.

Names:
Teutoburger Wald (preferred,C,V)
Teutoburg Forest (C,O,English-P,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Germany (nation)  ........  Germany (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Teutoburg Forest (woods)  ............  Teutoburg Forest (woods) (P)

Place Types:
woods (preferred, C)
battlefield (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Teutoburger Wald..........  [VP Preferred]
.............................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Teutoburg Forest..........  [VP]
.............................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 924
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 924
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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