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Krk (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 02 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.0333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 34 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 14.5667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on island in Adriatic Sea; Romans fled to Krk from Slav invaders; retained Greco-Roman dialect until 19th cen.; was ruled by Croatia, by Francopan family under Venice & Hungary (1133-1480), Austria (18th cen.), France (1809-1813) & Yugoslavia. |
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| Krk (preferred,C,V)
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| Veglia (C,O)
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............ | Italian name |
| Vecla (H,V)
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............ | Byzantine |
| Curicum (H,V)
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............ | Latin |
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Krk (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Krk (island) (P) |
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Krk (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since Neolithic times, settled by Greeks, ruled by Romans in 1st cen. BC & Slavs in 7th cen. |
| town (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for viticulture, animal husbandry & growing Mediterranean fruits & beekeeping |
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