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Bologna (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 30 27 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.5070 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 21 05 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.3510 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 177.165 feet |
54.0000 meters |
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Note: Etruscan town was taken by Gallic Boii 4th century BCE; was Roman colony ca. 196 BCE; part of Greek exarchate of Ravenna 6th century CE, then went to pope; damaged in Goth and Hun invasions. There was internal Guelph-Ghibelline strife and a series of wars was fought from the mid-13th century through the early 14th century between Guelf-controlled Florence and allies (Montepulciano, Bologna, and Orvieto) and their Ghibelline opponents (Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, and Arezzo). Bologna thrived under Papal States from 1506. |
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| Bologna (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Bologne (C,O)
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| Bolonia (C,O)
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| Bulåggna (C,V,Emiliano-Romagnolo,U)
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| Bolognese (C,O,English,U,A)
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| בולוניה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Bononia (H,V,S,Latin,U,N)
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............ | ancient Roman name; given to city by Gauls of Boii tribe in mid-4th century BCE |
| Felsina (H,V,Ancient Latin,U,N)
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............ | name of 6th-century-BCE Etruscan city |
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Bologna (inhabited place) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Bologna (inhabited place) (P,H) the Etruscan city of Felsina was taken by Gallic Boii in the 4th century BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Etruscans ca. 510 BCE, on site of earlier Villanovan Iron Age settlement (of Urnfield type) |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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for one of the oldest universities in Europe, dating from 11th cen.; especially noted for legal & medical studies |
| transportation center (C) |
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was on the ancient Via Aemelia, still is a major hub for road & rail traffic |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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developed after WW I; produces agricultural machinery, railway equipment, motors, chemicals & shoes |
| cultural center (C) |
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site of many museums; especially noted for painters of 16th-17th cen., including the Carracci, Guido Reni & Guercino |
| episcopal see (C) |
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the see of Bologna was raised to an archbishopric in 1582 |
| archaeological site (C) |
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Villanovan graves & other sites have been excavated; noted as most important Villanovan site N of the Apennines |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Celtic (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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| Villanovan (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| ally of .... |
Florence .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Firenze province) [7000457] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
| ally of .... |
Montepulciano .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Siena province) [7006345] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
| ally of .... |
Orvieto .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Umbria, Terni province) [7005124] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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