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Mistrás (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.0667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Site of ruined fortified city; founded as Frankish stronghold in 13th cen.; taken by Michael VIII Paleologus, emperor of the Byzantines, in 1259; occupied by Turks in 15th cen., then Venetians; today is primarily an archaeological area. |
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| Mistrás (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Mystrás (C,V)
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| Mistras (C,V)
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| Mistra (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Misitra (C,V)
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| Misithra (C,O)
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Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Laconia (regional division) (P) |
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Mistrás (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1248, has been almost deserted since 1950s |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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