Place details
Place nameHoly See
Other namesSanta Sede, Saint-Siège, Città del Vaticano, Stato della Città del Vaticano, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatican City State, State of Vatican City, State of the Vatican City, Cité du Vatican, Ciudad del Vatican, Vatican, État de la Cité du, Vatikan, Vaticaanstad, VAT, VA, ISO336, VT00
Latitude41.9
Longitude12.45
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Papal sovereign state located within Rome, Italy; was long the headquarters of the Papal States, which had varying boundaries from 3rd-20th cen.; flourished particularly during Medieval, Renaissance & Baroque periods; was occupied by Italy in 1870.
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