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ID: 1050129
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1050129
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Focșani (inhabited place)  Focșani (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 45 41 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 45.6833  decimal degrees
Long: 027 12 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 27.2000  decimal degrees

Note: Located on Milcov river, marking former frontier between Moldavia & Walachia; was center of famous wine-making region since 15th cen.; noted as site of Austrian/Russian victory over Turks in 1789, & of signing of German/Romanian armistice in 1917.

Names:
Focșani (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Romania (nation)  ........  Romania (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Vrancea (county)  ............  Vrancea (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Focșani (inhabited place)  ................  Focșani (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was an important medieval center
city (C)
county seat (C)
trade center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Focșani..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 67
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 67
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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