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Jesi (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Esino river; colonized by Romans; destroyed by Goths and Lombards; given to Church by Frankish king Pepin III in 756; supported Holy Roman emperors until Battle of Benevento (1266), when it passed to papacy; noted as birthplace of Frederick II. |
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| Jesi (preferred,C,V)
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| Iesi (C,V)
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| Aesis (H,V)
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| Aesium (H,O)
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| Aexium (H,O)
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| Asium (H,O)
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| Essium (H,O)
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Marches (region (administrative division)) (P,C) became part of unified Italy in 1860 |
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Ancona (province) (P) |
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Jesi (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably founded by ancient Umbrians; colonized by Romans in 247 BC |
| town (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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