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Casale Monferrato (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 08 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.1333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 27 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.4500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on an upper course of the Po river in Monferrato hills. The Ligurian name of the Po river was "Bodincus," thus the ancient name of the town, "Bodincomagus." The site was settled in ancient times; the modern town was founded in the 8th century; it was ruled by the marquisate of Monferrato in the 10th century; it went to the Gonzaga family in 1536; it was disputed between France and Spain, then went to Savoy in 1707. |
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| Casale Monferrato (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Casale Monteferrato (C,V)
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| Casalmonferrato (C,V)
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| Casale di Monferrato (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Casale (C,V)
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| קאזל מונפרטו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Bodincomagus (H,V)
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............ | ancient name, from old name for the Po river |
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Piedmont (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 8th century CE on site of ancient settlement |
| town (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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produces lime, cement, artificial stone, farm machinery, electrical appliances and tartaric acid |
| market center (C) |
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especially noted for export of wine |
| episcopal see (C) |
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noted for cathedral of Sant'Evasio (dating from 1107) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[BHA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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Annuario Generale (1980) |
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Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976) 5, 159 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 159 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) II, 916 |
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GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989) |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -113750 |
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Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 39 |
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Van Marle, Pittura Italiana (1932) |
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