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Arnhem (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 55 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Probably located on site of Roman settlement of Arenacum; chartered and fortified in 1233 by Otto II, count of Geldern; joined the Hanseatic League in 1443; as residence of dukes of Geldern, was often attacked by Burgundian rivals; refortified in the 18th century. |
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| Arnhem (preferred,C,V,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Arnheim (C,V,German-P,U,N)
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| Arnheim (Dutch,U)
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| Arecanum (H,O)
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| Arenacum (H,O)
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| Arnhemium (H,O)
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| Arnum (H,O)
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Arnhem (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably settled by Romans, but first documented in 893 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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