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ID: 7005686
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7005686
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Biella (inhabited place)  Biella (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 45 34 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 45.5667  decimal degrees
Long: 008 03 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 8.0500  decimal degrees

Note: Located below Alps on river Torrente Cervo; upper & lower sections are now joined by cable railway; was prehistoric settlement, later Gallic & Roman centers; ruled by medieval counts of Vercelli; went to House of Savoy in 1379; thrived during Renaissance.

Names:
Biella (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Italy (nation)  ........  Italy (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Piedmont (region (administrative division))  ............  Piedmont (region (administrative division)) (P)
Hierarchy of Biella (province)  ................  Biella (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Biella (inhabited place)  ....................  Biella (inhabited place) (P)

Additional Parents:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Savoy (historical region)  ........  Savoy (historical region) (P,H)
Hierarchy of Biella (inhabited place)  ............  Biella (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was inhabited in prehistoric times
city (C)
manufacturing center (C)  ............  manufactures woolens, cotton, silk & linen textiles
cultural center (C)  ............  has art & archaeological museums, also noted for Renaissance palaces & churches
provincial capital (C)  ............  since about 1995

Sources and Contributors:
Biella..........  [GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 102-103
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) II, 203
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 27
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject: .....  [GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 102-103
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) II, 203
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -111607
..................  Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 27
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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