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| 1390 | Abastumani | The name of a town in the Georgian Caucasus; more recently the site of a new astronomical observator |
| 35978 | Arlington | Arlington is a town in Massachusetts immediately west of Cambridge. Originally called Menotomy, it |
| 10745 | Arnstadt | Arnstadt is a town in Thuringia with a 1300-year history. The young J. S. Bach was an organist here |
| 259387 | Atauta | Atauta is a very small Spanish town located in the province of Soria, famous for the production of |
| 309706 | Ávila | Ávila de los Caballeros, is the capital of the province of Avila in Spain. Sometimes called the Tow |
| 3242 | Bakhchisaraj | Named for a town in Crimea, the center of the district in which the Crimean Astrophysical Observator |
| 24649 | Balaklava | Balaklava is one of the oldest towns in the Crimea, with a long and interesting history. Located at |
| 274084 | Baldone | With its 2350 inhabitants, Baldone is situated 37 km to the southwest of Riga and is famous for its |
| 11473 | Barbaresco | Barbaresco is a beautiful little town in the Langhe region of Piedmont. Together with three surround |
| 7950 | Berezov | Named for a Siberian town, founded in 1593, situated on the Sos’va river in the Khanty-Mansi nationa |
| 6374 | Beslan | The North Ossetian town of Beslan was the site of an unprovoked and unspeakable attack on schoolchil |
| 397279 | Bloomsburg | The town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, is home to Bloomsburg University and the home town of H. K. Ha |
| 9472 | Bruges | Named for Bruges (or Brugge), a beautiful small town in West Flanders that was already mentioned in |
| 375007 | Buxy | The town of Buxy is located in the department of Saône-et-Loire (Burgundy, France) between Chalon-su |
| 9010 | Candelo | Candelo, a small town in northern Piedmont, is famous for its Ricetto, a fortified village containin |
| 176711 | Canmore | Named in 1884, the town of Canmore became one of the most important coal-mining centers in southern |
| 78816 | Caripito | Caripito, Bolivar district, Monagas, Venezuela, is a town on the San Juan river near the Gulf of Par |
| 16106 | Carmagnola | Near Turin and the Roero region, Carmagnola is a historic and cultural town in Piedmont. Its world-r |
| 128166 | Carora | Founded in 1569 by Juan Trejo, Carora is one of the most beautiful and best preserved colonial towns |
| 66207 | Carpi | Carpi, a town in northern Italy, is known worldwide for its textile (especially knitwear) manufactur |
| 13145 | Cavezzo | The inhabitants of Cavezzo, a small town in northern Italy, supported the construction and developme |
| 13933 | Charleville | Charleville is the largest town in Queensland's outback in Australia. It is the home of Charleville |
| 12281 | Chaumont | Chaumont is the capital of the Haute Marne department in France. Of the castle of the Counts of Cham |
| 1633 | Chimay | The name of the native town of Georges Roland, co-discoverer of the comet Arend-Roland. (M 3931) |
| 1787 | Chiny | Named for the principal town in the ancient county of the same name, situated on the beautiful river |
| 11626 | Church Stretton | The small town of Church Stretton, where this minor planet was discovered, is set amidst the South S |
| 3138 | Ciney | Named for the chief town of the Condroz, in the province of Namur {see planet (3374)}, where the di |
| 16368 | Città di Alba | Alba is an ancient town, capital of the historical region of Langhe in Piedmont. It is famous for t |
| 79900 | Coreglia | An ancient medieval town situated in the Valley of the Serchio River in the heart of Tuscany, Coregl |
| 17600 | Dobřichovice | Dobřichovice is a small town in central Bohemia near Prague, with its existence documented from 1253 |
| 382 | Dodona | Named for a famous ancient town with a celebrated oracle of Zeus {see planet (5731)} on a nearby hi |
| 18883 | Domegge | A small town nestled in the Northeastern Italian Alps, surrounded by the rose-colored Dolomites, Dom |
| 425442 | Eberstadt | Eberstadt is the most southerly borough of Darmstadt, near to the castle Frankenstein, and was first |
| 80180 | Elko | Elko, Nevada, founded in 1869 as a railroad town, is now known as “The Heart of Northeast Nevada”. |
| 9368 | Esashi | Named for a small town in northern Hokkaido, on the Sea of Okhotsk, not far from the home of the sec |
| 24648 | Evpatoria | Evpatoria (Eupatoria) is one of the oldest towns in the Crimea. Founded in the fifth century B.C. by |
| 233943 | Falera | Falera, a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, has a rich cul |
| 7501 | Farra | Named for the small town in northeastern Italy that is the site of the observatory where this minor |
| 6177 | Fécamp | Fécamp is a small town located in Normandy, France. The history of Fécamp rests with that of its abb |
| 20898 | Fountainhills | The town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, incorporated in 1989, is nestled in the foothills of the McDowe |
| 14425 | Fujimimachi | Fujimimachi is a health resort town in central Japan known for its beautiful scenery and clean air. |
| 1199 | Geldonia | Geldonia is the Latin name of Geldenaken (Jodoigne), Belgium, the native town of the discoverer. (H |
| 1687 | Glarona | Named by the discoverer in honor of his home valley, the Swiss canton and town of Glarus. (M 2971) |
| 2299 | Hanko | Named for a Finnish town on the Gulf of Finland, famous for its beaches and regattas. Its harbor was |
| 15303 | Hatoyamamachi | Hatoyamamachi is a town in Saitama within the Tokyo metropolitan area. While rich in nature, the tow |
| 10124 | Hemse | Hemse, the second largest town on the island of Gotland, is the central node of the southern region. |
| 10669 | Herfordia | Herford, a town in what is sometimes called “Eastern Westfalia”, is known for its numerous light ind |
| 21873 | Jindřichůvhradec | Jindřichův Hradec is the pleasant south Bohemian town founded in the thirteenth century, known for i |
| 73059 | Kaunas | With its 400 000 inhabitants, Kaunas is the second largest town in Lithuania. It is situated at the |
| 10747 | Köthen | Köthen is a Saxon-Anhaltian town. J. S. Bach was the princely conductor there during 1717-1723, bec |
| 46977 | Krakow | Krakow is one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula river, the historical center |
| 159164 | La Cañada | La Cañada is a town in the Spanish province of Ávila. Developing around a railway station built in |
| 10211 | La Spezia | La Spezia is a town near the Monte Viseggi Observatory. It is famous for its “Poets' Gulf”, in hono |
| 73699 | Landaupfalz | Landau/Pfalz is a German university town in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, embedded in vineyards and |
| 6289 | Lanusei | Lanusei, a town in Sardinia, Italy, hosts an astronomical observatory and an amateur astronomer asso |
| 844 | Leontina | Named by the discoverer for his home town Lienz in the province of Tirol, Austria. (AN 204, 63 (1917 |
| 9272 | Liseleje | Liseleje is a small town in Halsnaes Kommune, on the north coast of the island of Zealand, Denmark. |
| 177853 | Lumezzane | A small town in northern Italy, near Brescia, Lumezzane is famous for its industrial production of s |
| 10801 | Lüneburg | Lüneburg is one of the richest Hanse towns, more than 1000 years old. J. S. Bach was a schoolboy the |
| 12541 | Makarska | Makarska is a town located on a horseshoe-shaped bay between the Biokovo mountains and the Adriatic |
| 321484 | Marsaalam | Marsa Alam is a town in south-eastern Egypt, located on the western shore of the Red Sea. It had inc |
| 314808 | Martindutertre | St Martin-du-tertre is a French town to the north of Paris that is twinned with the municipality of |
| 35137 | Meudon | Meudon is a small town near Paris, well-known for its famous astronomical observatory.The northwest |
| 9767 | Midsomer Norton | Named for the small but historic English town where the discoverer was born and bred. Formerly a coa |
| 16680 | Minamitanemachi | Minamitanemachi is a town located in the southern part of Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima. It is well |
| 6992 | Minano-machi | Minano-machi is a town of 12~000 inhabitants in Chichibu, Saitama prefecture. |
| 11602 | Miryang | A small town in South Korea, just north of Daegu, Miryang was the birthplace of the team leader's wi |
| 11546 | Miyoshimachi | Miyoshi Town, located in Saitama, was founded by the Kawagoe feudal lord, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, in 1 |
| 15360 | Moncalvo | Moncalvo is a small town in the Monferrato Hills region of Piedmont, a land of ancient and noble tra |
| 535 | Montague | Named by the discoverer in honor of his native town in Massachusetts. (H 57) See the remark for plan |
| 88906 | Moutier | Moutier is a medieval and industrial town set in the Jura mountains. Built next to the Moutier-Grand |
| 14850 | Nagashimacho | Nagashimacho, a town located in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture, has been settled for |
| 22450 | Nové Hrady | The south Bohemian town Nové Hrady lies near the Czech-Austrian border. Its history dates back to 12 |
| 194262 | Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky is a modern town and district center in southern Slovakia. In the sixteenth century a mo |
| 207763 | Oberursel | Oberursel is a German town in the federal state of Hessen. The town was first mentioned as “Ursella |
| 110293 | Oia | Oia is a small town on the Greek island of Santorini, in the south Aegean Sea. Its prosperity peake |
| 3565 | Ojima | Named for the small town in the central Japan where the observing station is located. Known for the |
| 15316 | Okagakimachi | Okagakimachi is a small town in Fukuoka Prefecture, west Japan, where the Hokuto Sichisei (the Big D |
| 18984 | Olathe | O-Lay'-tha is the old Shawnee word for “Beautiful”. The township of Olathe, Kansas, was established |
| 6795 | Örnsköldsvik | On the western coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Swedish province of Å ngermanland, Örnsköldsvik i |
| 1369 | Ostanina | Named for a small town in the Perm district, USSR, the birthplace of the astronomer P. F. Shajn {see |
| 9471 | Ostend | Named for a town (Flemish Oostende, French Ostende) on the Belgian coast. A fishing village since th |
| 5990 | Panticapaeon | Named for an ancient town, the capital of a Bospor realm dating back to the sixth century B.C., loca |
| 25384 | Partizánske | Partizánske, a town in western Slovakia at the confluence of Nitra and Nitrica rivers, was known as |
| 12123 | Pazin | Pazin is a Croatian town in the heart of the Istrian Peninsula and the administrative center of Istr |
| 69245 | Persiceto | San Giovanni, in Persiceto, is a small town near Bologna, where an enthusiastic group of amateur ast |
| 18928 | Pontremoli | Pontremoli is an Italian town important in medieval times because of its strategic position, in Luni |
| 9429 | Poreč | Poreč is a town of cultural monuments, including the sixth-century Euphrasius Basilica. Its positio |
| 84902 | Porrentruy | Porrentruy is a medieval town in Swiss Jura. It was the residence of the bishops of Basel from 1527 |
| 13037 | Potosi | Potosi, a famous mining town in Bolivia, was founded in 1546. During 1556-1783 almost 45~000 tons o |
| 256699 | Poudai | Poudai Town (Puqian Zhen) is a town in Vunsiang City (Wenchang Shi), Hainan. The town contains one o |
| 113256 | Prüm | Prüm is a town in the Eifel region of Germany. In 720 an Abbey was founded there, which became the f |
| 149884 | Radebeul | Radebeul is a town in the Elbe valley in Saxony, Germany. The village of Radebeul was first mention |
| 20495 | Rimavská Sobota | Rimavská Sobota, a small town with a rich history, lies in the Rimava river valley. A public observ |
| 18745 | San Pedro | San Pedro de Atacama, a town in Chile's region II, was inhabited by the Likan Antay population for t |
| 16847 | Sanpoloamosciano | The observatory at San Polo a Mosciano, a small town near Florence, is operated by the Associazione |
| 178243 | Schaerding | Schaerding is a beautiful old baroque town in the northwestern part of Upper Austria and was first m |
| 281764 | Schwetzingen | Schwetzingen is a mid-sized town in the southwest of Germany. The first written reference “Suezzinge |
| 64553 | Segorbe | Segorbe, the principal town in the High Palancia region, goes back to the Bronze Age. It has remain |
| 1521 | Seinajoki | Named for a town in western Finland. (M 3929) |
| 59001 | Senftenberg | Senftenberg (now Žamberk) is where two comets were discovered by Theodor Brorsen in 1851. It is a p |
| 26971 | Sezimovo Ústí | Sezimovo Ústí is a southern Bohemian town located south of Tábor. Founded in the 13th century, it w |
| 199950 | Sierpc | Sierpc is one of the oldest towns in the Mazovie Region of Poland, established at the turn of the 11 |
| 17437 | Stekene | Stekene is a town in East-Flanders. Its church has a tower from the thirteenth century. |
| 12912 | Streator | Streator, Illinois, was the home town of Clyde W. Tombaugh (1906-1997), discoverer of Pluto. |
| 7610 | Sudbury | Sudbury, Massachusetts, a present-day community of 17~000 about 30km west of Boston, is the location |
| 420779 | Świdwin | Świdwin is a town located in West Pomerania Province in Poland. It is situated on the Rega river an |
| 7592 | Takinemachi | The town of Takine, in Fukushima prefecture 250 km north of Tokyo, is famous for its starry sky and |
| 7021 | Tomiokamachi | Tomiokamachi is a town in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, famous for its nature beauty, especially the |
| 12999 | Toruń | Toruń, Poland, is the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus. In 1997, the gothic Old Town became a UNESC |
| 142408 | Trebur | Trebur is a small town in Germany, located about 15 km southwest from Frankfurt Airport. Trebur is |
| 14537 | Týn nad Vltavou | Týn nad Vltavou is situated on the banks of the river Vltava. The town dates from the tenth century. |
| 33100 | Udine | Udine is the chief town in the Friuli district of Italy. Founded by Celtic tribes and later occupied |
| 6404 | Vanavara | Named for the town near the Podkammenaya (stony) Tunguska river in Siberia {see planet (5471)}. On |
| 7595 | Växjö | Växjö is the provincial capital of Kronoberg in southern Sweden, a town with a charter since 1342. |
| 11480 | Velikij Ustyug | Velikij Ustyug is small town in the northern Vologda region in Russia. Founded in 1207, Velikij Usty |
| 9244 | Visnjan | Visnjan is a small picturesque medieval town situated on the western rim of the Istrian peninsula hi |
| 183182 | Weinheim | Weinheim is a scenic town near Heidelberg at the western side of the Odenwald mountain range. First |
| 43669 | Winterthur | The charming town of Winterthur, founded in 1264 in northeastern Switzerland, is a regional center o |
| 35976 | Yorktown | Yorktown, a town in Virginia on the York River leading into the Chesapeake Bay, was the site of a Se |
| 9711 | Želetava | Bearing a 13:12:5 Pythagorean relationship to (8964) [Corvus] Corax and (3735) Třeboň, (9711) Želeta |
| 1468 | Zomba | Name of an important town in Nyassaland. (M 909) |