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Ourense (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 51 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -7.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Controlled by Suebi kingdom 5th-7th cen.; ruined by Moors 716; reconstructed by Alfonso III of Asturias around 877; industries include sawmilling & flour milling; former episcopal palace contains archaeological museum. |
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| Ourense (preferred,C,V)
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| Orense (C,V)
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| Oranse (NA,V)
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| Amphiochia (H,O)
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| Aubiae (H,O)
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| Aurienses aquae (H,O)
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| Aurigenses aquae (H,O)
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| Orenses aquae (H,O)
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| Originis aquae (H,O)
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Galicia (autonomous community) (P) |
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Ourense (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient center |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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