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ID: 1048190
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1048190
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Vlaardingen (inhabited place)  Vlaardingen (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 51 55 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 51.9167  decimal degrees
Long: 004 21 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 4.3500  decimal degrees

Note: Located on the Nieuwe Waterweg; noted for early Dutch naval victory won nearby when Dirk IV defeated Emperor Henry III in 1037; Bavarian line of Holland was established when Count William V was victorious nearby in 1351; grew to major seaport in 20th cen.

Names:
Vlaardingen (preferred,C,V,Dutch,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Netherlands (nation)  ........  Netherlands (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of South Holland (province)  ............  South Holland (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Vlaardingen (inhabited place)  ................  Vlaardingen (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was small fishing village until 20th cen.
city (C)
port (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Vlaardingen..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 411
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 210
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 411
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2154828
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 210
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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