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Nijmegen (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 51 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.8333 decimal degrees |
Long: 005 52 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.8667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Known as oldest city in the Netherlands, it was the imperial residence of Charlemagne and during the Carolingian emperors of the 9th century. Castle was destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt by Frederick Barbarossa in 1155 (later destroyed by French). Chartered in 1184. Joined Hanseatic League in 1364 and the Union of Utrecht against Spain 1579. |
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Nijmegen (preferred,C,V,Dutch,U)
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Nijmwegen (C,V)
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Nimwegen (C,O,German,U,N)
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Nimwegen (Dutch,U)
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Nimègue (C,O,Dutch,U)
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Nimègue (French,U,N)
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Nymwegen (C,O)
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Nimeguen (C,O)
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Nijmeyen (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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Nymegen (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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Noviomagus (H,V)
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Noviomagus Batavorum (H,V)
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Nijmegen (inhabited place) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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originated as Roman settlement |
city (C) |
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capital (H) |
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of Gelderland, until capture by French in 1794 |
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