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Fiesole (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 17 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.2833 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 967.847 feet |
295.0000 meters |
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Note: Hill town located above Florence; was an important Etruscan center, founded 8th-9th century BCE; was conquered by Rome in 283 BCE; taken by Florence in 1125 CE; noted as home of painter Fra Angelico. |
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| Fiesole (preferred,C,V)
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| Faesulae (H,V,S,Latin,U,N)
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| Viesul (H,V,Etruscan,U)
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| Viśl (H,V,Etruscan,U)
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| Vipsul (H,V,Etruscan,U)
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| Φαίσολα (H,V,Greek,U)
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Fiesole (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Fiesole (inhabited place) (P,H) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an Etruscan center |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| hill settlement (C) |
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| resort (H) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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