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Modena (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 55 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.9167 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 111.548 feet |
34.0000 meters |
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Note: Under Etruscan & Boian rule until passing to Rome ca. 218 BCE; important center along ancient Via Aemilia until 4th cen. CE; sacked by Huns, then Lombards; restored by bishop in 9th cen.; torn by Guelph-Ghibelline strife; ruled by House of Este from 1288. |
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| Modena (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Modena (Italian,U,N)
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| Modène (C,V)
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| Mòdna (C,V,local dialect,U)
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| Modenese (C,V,English,U,A)
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| מודנה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Mutina (H,V,S,Latin,U,N)
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............ | ancient name |
| Mutna (H,V,Etruscan,U)
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Modena (province) (P) |
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Modena (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as an Etruscan city, 8th cen. BC |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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especially noted for production of automobiles |
| market center (C) |
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has busy cattle market |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for palaces, library & art gallery |
| university center (C) |
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founded in 1175 |
| archiepiscopal see (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| noble seat (H) |
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was home of Este family after they lost Ferrara in 1598 |
| duchy (H) |
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established 1452 |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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