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Rieti (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 24 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.4000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Velino river in the Abruzzi Apennines; was an important center for ancient Sabines; conquered by Romans 290 BCE, when the village became a strategic point in the Via Salaria that linked Rome to the Adriatic Sea through the Apennines for transporting salt. Was part of Lombard duchy of Spoleto in early Middle Ages, later went to Papal States; was often a residence of the popes. |
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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Rieti (province) (P) |
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Rieti (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first settled by Sabines |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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noted for the episcopal palace dating from 1283 |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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has beet-sugar refinery & also produces olive oil, fabrics, fertilizers & quarrying machinery |
| transportation center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| Sabine (H) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| papal residence (H) |
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| religious center (H) |
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was a center of Franciscans, noted for nearby sanctuary that was site of first Nativity scene created by St. Francis in 1223 |
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Santa Maria degli Arci .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Europe, Italia, Lazio, Rieti province) [7024012] |
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