Vatican City

fort · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

Vatican City is an independent state, established following the Lateran Treaty of 11 February 1929. Its sovereign territory measures 44 hectares in area. There is a long and complex settlement history associated with this center of Christendom, beginning from the establishment of the Basilica of Saint Peter, erected during the reign of Constantine I in the fourth century CE on the site of what was believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter.

Coordinates

41.90327, 12.45282

Also known as

Citta del Vaticano (it), Città del Vaticano (it), Ciudat d'o Vaticano (an), Ciudá del Vaticanu (ast), Faticanburg (ang), Holy See (en), Holy See (en), Vatikaanstad (af), Vatikan (ace), Vatikana (avk), Ватикан (ab), الفاتيكان (ar), ভেটিকান চিটি (as), ቫቲካን ከተማ (am)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors

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