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Cambrai (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 10 38 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.1772 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 14 02 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.2338 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was a Roman center on Escaut river; was a Frankish capital by 445 CE; obtained rights from bishop in 1227; was longtime pawn of contending rulers; league against Venice was formed here 1508; site of signing of Peace of Cambrai 1529; ceded to France 1678. |
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| Cambrai (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Cambrai (German-P,U,N)
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| Cambrai (French-P,U,N)
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| Kamerijk (C,V,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Kambryk (C,O)
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| Cambria (C,V)
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| Camaracum (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
| Cambray (H,V)
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| Cameracum (H,O,Latin,U,N)
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............ | ancient Latin |
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Cambrai (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Roman center |
| city (C) |
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| commune (administrative) (C) |
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since 1076 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Franks, 445 CE |
| ducal residence (H) |
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