Vincennes

Vincennes is a city in . Vincennes is the oldest town in . It was founded in 1732 as a French fur trading post. The city's history is unique compared to any other Midwestern town, and the historical relevance is plentiful.
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  • Town with about 16,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 420 feet (130 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code OEA
  • Description: county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States
  • Postal code: 47591
  • Also known as
    “Au Poste”
    “Post Ouabache”
    “Post Saint Ange”
    “Post Saint Vincent”
    “Post Vincennes”
    “Poste Ouabache”
    “Vincennes, IN”
    “Vincennes, Indiana”
    “Vinsenne”

Places of Interest

Discover George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and O’Neal Airport.
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Aerodrome
O'Neal Airport was a public use owned…
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Church
The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a historic…

Vincennes

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Latitude
38.6773° or 38° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.5286° or 87° 31′ 43″ west
UN/LOCODE
US OEA
Open location code
86CJMFGC+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153480718
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
4266307
Wiki­data ID
Q585857

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Vincennes” goes by many names.
فينسينسArabic
VinsennesAzerbaijani
VincennesBasque
ВінсенсBelarusian
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VincennesCebuano
ВинсеннсChechen
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وینسنسGilaki
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וינסנסHebrew
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विनसेन, इंडियानाHindi
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ヴィンセンズJapanese
ビンセンスJapanese
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VincennapolisLatin
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وینسنسPersian
وینسنس، ایندیاناPersian
VincennesPolish
VincennesPortuguese
VincennesRomanian
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VincennesSerbian
ВинсенсSerbian
VincennesSerbo-Croatian
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VincennesSlovak
VincennesSlovenian
وینسنس، ایندیاناSouth Azerbaijani
VincennesSpanish
Vincennes (Indiana)Spanish
VincennesSwedish
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ВинсеннсTatar
VincennesTurkish
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ВінсеннсUkrainian
ونسینزUrdu
ونسینز، انڈیاناUrdu
VincennesUzbek
VincennesVolapük
VincennesWaray (Philippines)
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VincennesWelsh
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VincennesWestern Frisian

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