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Lausanne (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the N shore of Lake Geneva, 32 m. SE of Geneva. Originally a Celtic settlement and then a Roman military camp, it was ruled by prince-bishops from the 6th century to 1536. The Ottoman Empire signed a treaty here with Italy in 1912 and with Turkey in 1923. It was an intellectual center in the 18th century and was the home of Gibbon, Rousseau, and Voltaire. |
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| Lausanne (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Lausanne (French,U)
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| Lousanna (C,V)
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| Losanna (C,O,Italian,U)
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| לוזאן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Lausonium (H,V)
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............ | Celtic name for original settlement that was actually first located on the lakeshore near present city |
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Vaud (canton) (P) |
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Lausanne (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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originally a Celtic settlement, moved to present location ca. 379 AD |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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from 1803, when Vaud was created |
| transportation center (C) |
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today is an important railroad junction |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces metal objects, precision instruments, leather goods, clothing, chocolate & beer |
| university center (C) |
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established in 1537 |
| episcopal see (H) |
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from late 6th cen. until see was moved to Fribourg in 1663 |
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