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![Hierarchy of Orte (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Orte (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 42 27 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.4500 decimal degrees |
Long: 012 23 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.3833 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
433.070 feet |
132.0000 meters |
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Note: Town on a high tuff cliff, on an ancient Etruscan site located at the junction of the Nar and the Tiber. It is named after the Etruscan goddess Horta, whose temple at Rome always remained open. It was a military colony of Augustus. Orte was the site of battles between Etruscans and Romans in 310 and 283 BCE. |
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Orte (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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Hortanum (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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Horta (H,V,Etruscan-P,U,N)
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Hurta (H,V)
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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Orte (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Orte (inhabited place) (P,C) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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town (C) |
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ancient site (H) |
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military installation (H) |
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battlefield (H) |
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Etruscan (H) |
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