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fortified town Explanation: Diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa: I. inglés-español Diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa: I. inglés-español - Page 588 Federico Beigbeder Atienza - Foreign Language Study - 1997 - 1543 pages I lubricante con aditivos para grandes presiones. fortified place I plaza fuerte . fortified wine I vino generoso, vino encabezado. fortify (to) I reforzar I ... Limited preview - About this book - In my library (Remove) - More editions Important geographical location The town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie lies in an important geographical position, on the confluence of two rivers. Originally, there were two separate and warring towns, Oloron and Sainte-Marie. Oloron was a fortified hill town, formerly known as the ancient basque capital, Iluro, which was burnt down by the Romans. Iluro was re-built and re-named Oloron by the Viscomtes of Béarn. It occupied the high territory. Then there was Sainte-Marie in the plains below, which was built around its Cathedral. At first, the two towns were bitter rivals, but they were finally united in 1858 by a binding decree. Today the town still retains a certain commercial importance. |
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