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Mediaș (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 21 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.3500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Tîrnava Mare river; was a Roman camp; settled by German colonists in 13th century; fortified in 14th century; was part of Austria-Hungary, united with Romania in 1919; located in area famous for vineyards. |
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| Mediaș (preferred,C,V)
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| Medgyes (C,V,Magyar (Hungarian),U,N)
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| Mediasch (C,V,German,U)
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| Media (H,V)
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............ | name of Roman camp |
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Sibiu (county) (P) |
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Mediaș (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established as Roman camp, modern town founded in 13th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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