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Orcia, Val d' (valley) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 43 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.0660 decimal degrees |
Long: 011 33 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.5500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Valley landscape cultivated and planned during the 14th and 15th centuries; notable features include chalk plains, rolling hills, and fortified hilltop settlements; named an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. |
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Orcia, Val d' (preferred,C,V)
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Val d'Orcia (C,V)
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Orcia River Valley (C,O,LC,English,U)
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Orcia Valley (C,O,English,U)
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Toscana (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Siena (province) (P) |
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valley (preferred, C) |
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World Heritage Site (C) |
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since 2004 |
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