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![Hierarchy of Aosta (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Aosta (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 45 44 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.7333 decimal degrees |
Long: 007 20 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.3333 decimal degrees |
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Note: At junction of Great and Little St. Bernard passes; birthplace of St. Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury; became duchy in 1302; occupied by French several times in the 18th and 19th centuries; site of nearly intact Roman city walls, arch of Augustus, and amphitheater ruins. |
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Aosta (preferred,C,V)
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Augusta Praetoria (H,V)
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Augusta Praetoria Salssorum (H,V)
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Valle D'Aosta (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Aosta (province) (P) |
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Aosta (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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![Hierarchy of Savoy (historical region)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Savoy (historical region) (P,H) |
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Aosta (inhabited place) |
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Aosta (inhabited place) |
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![Hierarchy of Italia (province)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Italia (province) (P,H) from 272 BCE |
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Aosta (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Augustus in 25 BCE as a Roman military post on site of Celtic Salassi tribe settlement |
city (C) |
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provincial capital (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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since 1945 |
commercial center (C) |
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metallurgical center (C) |
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episcopal see (C) |
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since the 5th century |
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