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Murano (suburb) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 27 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.4550 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 21 06 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.3510 decimal degrees |
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Note: North suburb of Venice on 5 small islands; noted for basilica of SS. Maria e Donato (12th century), church of San Pietro Martire, and for the production of Venetian glass since the end of the 13th century. |
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| Murano (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Isola di Murano (C,V)
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| Murano, Isola di (C,V)
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| מוראנו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Ammurianum (H,V)
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| Morianos (H,V)
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Veneto (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Venice (inhabited place) (P) |
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Murano (suburb) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| suburb (preferred, C) |
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founded in the early Middle Ages by refugees from Altino |
| island group (C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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