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'''New Turin''' is the capital city of the [[Remistlin]] province in [[Morindira]]. It is best known as the location of [[Natolya Valin]]'s childhood home. | '''New Turin''' is the capital city of the [[Remistlin]] province in [[Morindira]]. It is best known as the location of [[Natolya Valin]]'s childhood home. | ||
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A settlement has existed in New Turin since neolithic times and a monument uncovered attests to this fact. Archeological finds have included tombs dating from Gallo-Roman times and to the earlier 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The city was known in ancient deeds as "Turinicum". The cultivation of grapes has been an occupation of the inhabitants of New Turin since ancient Jaian times. The city has seen a boom in tourism since the restoration of Valin's house and gardens. | A settlement has existed in New Turin since neolithic times and a monument uncovered attests to this fact. Archeological finds have included tombs dating from Gallo-Roman times and to the earlier 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The city was known in ancient deeds as "Turinicum". The cultivation of grapes has been an occupation of the inhabitants of New Turin since ancient Jaian times. The city has seen a boom in tourism since the restoration of Valin's house and gardens. | ||
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Revision as of 18:59, 6 September 2006
New Turin is the capital city of the Remistlin province in Morindira. It is best known as the location of Natolya Valin's childhood home.
Location
New Turin sits on the "right bank" of the River Neharot. The city lies 80km (50 miles) from Valinskya, west and slightly south, on the border between the provinces of Mestya and Remistlin.
History
A settlement has existed in New Turin since neolithic times and a monument uncovered attests to this fact. Archeological finds have included tombs dating from Gallo-Roman times and to the earlier 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The city was known in ancient deeds as "Turinicum". The cultivation of grapes has been an occupation of the inhabitants of New Turin since ancient Jaian times. The city has seen a boom in tourism since the restoration of Valin's house and gardens.
