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Vilnius (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.6833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 025 19 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at the confluence of the Neris & Vilnia rivers; was important center by 1128 when it was first documented; capital of Lithuania under Grand Duke Gediminas in 1323, destroyed by Teutonic Knights in 1377; had important Jewish community before WW II. |
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| Vilnius (preferred,B,V,English-P)
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| Vilnyus (C,O)
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............ | Russian name |
| Vil'njus (C,O)
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| Vilno (C,O)
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| Wilna (C,O)
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| Wilno (C,O)
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| וילנא (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Vilna (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by at least 10th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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first in 1128, again in modern times |
| district capital (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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of Roman Catholic bishop, from 1387 |
| educational center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Lietuva .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [7006542] |
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