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Setúbal (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.5330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 54 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -8.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: SE of Lisbon city; was severely damaged by earthquake in 1755; exports salt, oranges, grapes & muscatel wine; industrial activity includes boat building, canning & manufacture of glassware, chemicals, pharmaceuticals & electrical equipment. |
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| Setúbal (preferred,C,V)
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| Setabul (C,V)
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| Cetobriga (H,V)
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............ | name of original Roman settlement, which was actually across the estuary from the modern city |
| Saint Ubes (H,O)
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............ | former English name for the place |
| Saint Yves (H,O)
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Setúbal (national district) (P) |
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Setúbal (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Roman center was across the estuary |
| city (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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formerly had an important wine trade with England; today is still a major trade port |
| royal residence (H) |
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of King John II, 1481-1495 |
| regional capital (C) |
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