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Hrodna (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 40 53 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.6810 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 48 53 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.8130 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated on Neman river; pillaged by Tatars 1241 and by Teutonic Knights in 1284 and 1391; belonged to Lithuania from the 13th century; later became part of Poland; under Russian control from 1795; returned to Poland 1921-1939; noted for ruins of 16th-century castle. |
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| Hrodna (preferred,C,V,display,LC,English-P,U,N)
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| Grodno (C,V,English)
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| Gardinas (C,V)
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| Grodne (C,V)
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| Hrodno (C,V)
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| Horodno (C,V)
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| Horodnia (C,V)
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| גרודנו (C,U,Hebrew )
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Hrodna (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| river port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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