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Normandy (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 49 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 49.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Part of Lugdunensis under Romans; invaded by Northmen mid-9th century; given to conquerors under Rollo by Charles III in 911; united with English kingdom in 1066; conquered by French in 1204, by English in 1417 and by the French again in 1450; scene of World War II "Battle of Normandy" in 1944. |
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| Normandie (preferred,C,V,O,French-P)
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| Normandy (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Normandia (C,O)
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| Normandía (C,O)
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| נורמנדי (C,U,Hebrew )
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| FRC6 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Région Normandie (C,U,French)
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Place Types: |
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| historical region (preferred, C) |
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| province (H) |
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until French Revolution |
| general region (C) |
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| region (geographic) (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| historical connection .... |
Gallia Lugdunensis .......... (province) |
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(World, Europe, Gaul) [6003548] |
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