ARONA
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V02,
Page 641
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
ARONA
, a town of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Novara, on the W. bank of Lake Maggiore, 3 M. from its S. extremity, 23 M
.
N. of Novara, and 42 M
.
N.W. of Milan by rail
.
Pop
.
(1901) 4700
.
It is a railway centre of some importance on the
II
.
2ISimplon line, and is also the southern terminus of the steamers which ply on Lake Maggiore
.
The See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
of S
.
Maria contains a fine altar-piece by Gaudenzio Ferrari
.
On a See also: - HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
to the north of the town stands a colossal bronze statue of S
.
Carlo Borromeo ( born here in 1538), erected in 1697
.
The pedestal, of red granite, is 42 ft. high, and the statue 70 ft. high; the latter is hollow, and can be ascended from within
.
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