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Salzburg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 03 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.0500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located 71 miles ESE of Munich, Germany, the site was long visited as a source of salt, the name meaning "salt fort." Ancient city of Neolithic, Celtic, Roman, and early Christian origins. A Benedictine abbey was founded in the 7th century and was the seat of an ecclesiastic principality from 1278-1803. Secularized and absorbed into Hapsburg Austria in 1816. Birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and home of the Salzburg Festival, an annual event featuring both music and drama started in 1920. The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg was designated a World History Site by UNESCO. |
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| Salzburg (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | founded late 7th century |
| זלצבורג (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Iuvavum (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Juvavum (H,V)
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............ | Roman name; used before 798 |
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Salzburg (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since Neolithic era |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| archiepiscopal see (C) |
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since 798 |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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739-798 |
| municipium (H) |
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ca. 40-500 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Hohensalzburg, Festung .......... (historic site) |
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(World, Europe, Österreich, Salzburg) [8712256] |
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