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L'Aquila (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Established by Sabini after destruction of Amiternum by Rome in 293 BC; city was founded by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II; important medieval center, contested by Angevins & Aragonese; later passed to the Kingdom of Naples, then to Kingdom of Italy. |
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| L'Aquila (preferred,C,V)
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| Aquila (C,V)
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| Aquila degli Abruzzi (C,V)
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| L'Aquila degli Abruzzi (C,V)
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| Aquila in Vestinis (H,O)
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| Aquilia (H,O)
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| Avia (H,O)
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Abruzzi (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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L'Aquila (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by the ancient Sabini, later city was founded by Frederick II ca. 1240; damaged by earthquake in 1703 but rebuilt |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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for skiing |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces woolen cloth, radio equipment, furniture, brick & lace |
| agricultural center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Abruzzi .......... (region (administrative division)) |
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(World, Europe, Italia) [7009084] |
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