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Livorno (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 33 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.5500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 19 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Ligurian Sea, surrounded by low hills; was given by countess Matilda of Tuscany to Pisan church in 1103; flourished as commercial center; went to Visconti family in 1399, to Genoa & then to Florence in 15th cen.; was damaged in WW II. |
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| Livorno (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Livourne (C,O)
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| Livorn (C,V)
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| ליוורנו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Leghorn (H,O)
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............ | obsolete English name |
| Liburni Portus (H,V)
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| Liburnum (H,V)
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Toscana (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Livorno (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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developed as a fishing village, was fortified in 14th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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was a fishing port; now is one of largest ports in Italy, originally developed commercially by Cosimo I de'Medici in 1571 |
| commercial center (C) |
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important since 16th cen., sustained by canals that link the sea to the Arno river |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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includes metallurgical plants, petroleum refinery, steelworks & chemical-manufacturing plants |
| refugee center (H) |
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for Roman Catholics from England, & for Moors & Jews from Spain & Portugal in 16th-17th cen. |
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