Longwy (France)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
לונווי (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Longwy (France)
Other forms of name
nnaa Longwy, France
Coordinates
5.760555555 5.760555555 49.51972222 49.51972222 (gooearth )
E0054600 E0054600 N0493100 N0493100 (geonames )
Associated country
France
Biographical or Historical Data
ppl, 49 31 N., 5 46 E.
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 126259705
Wikidata: Q318535
Library of congress: n 81070848
Old Aleph NLI id: 985723
Sources of Information
  • France. Ministère de l'équipement. Longwy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), 1967.
Wikipedia description:

Longwy (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃wi]; older German: Langich, [ˈlaŋɪç]; Luxembourgish: Lonkech) is a commune in the French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens. In 2008, the ville neuve ("New Town") was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group for its contributions to the development of military architecture and engineering.

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