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ID: 7003923
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7003923
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Piazza Armerina (inhabited place)  Piazza Armerina (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 37 23 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 37.3833  decimal degrees
Long: 014 22 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 14.3667  decimal degrees

Note: Located on 3 hills in fertile farm area; territory has been inhabited since 8th-7th centuries BCE; was noted center during Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods; expanded during 15th century to encompass nearby villages.

Names:
Piazza Armerina (preferred,C,V)
Casale (H,V)
Chiazza (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Italia (nation)  ........  Italia (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Sicilia (region (administrative division))  ............  Sicilia (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of unified Italy from 1861
Hierarchy of Enna (province)  ................  Enna (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Piazza Armerina (inhabited place)  ....................  Piazza Armerina (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  since 8th-7th cen. BC
town (C)
archaeological site (C)  ............  has Roman remains, & Villa Romana del Casale is nearby

Sources and Contributors:
Casale..........  [VP]
.................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Chiazza..........  [VP]
.................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Piazza Armerina..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
.............................  Annuario Generale (1980)
.............................  Blue Guide: Sicily (1981)
.............................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.............................  TCI: Sicilia (1968) 507-509
.............................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 153
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Annuario Generale (1980)
..................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
..................  Blue Guide: Sicily (1981)
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -124641
..................  TCI: Sicilia (1968) 507-509
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 153
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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