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Bragança (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 41 48 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.8058 decimal degrees |
Long: 006 45 26 W degrees minutes |
Long: -6.7572 decimal degrees |
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Note: House of Braganca reigned over Portugal 1640-1910 & Brazil 1882-1889; site of nation's oldest & largest town hall, Domus Municipalis, constructed 12th cen.; trade center for wine, olive oil, grains & livestock. |
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Bragança (preferred,C,V)
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Braganza (C,O)
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Brigantia (H,V)
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............ | original Celtic |
Juliobriga (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
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Bragança (national district) (P) |
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Bragança (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Celtic settlement |
city (C) |
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district capital (C) |
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trade center (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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