COMACCHIO  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• EMILIA

Emilia, See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• FERRARA

Ferrara, 30 M . E.S.E. by road from the town of Ferrara, on the level of the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, in the centre of the See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon of Valli di Comacchio, just N. of the See also:

• PRESENT

present mouth of the See also:

• RENO

Reno . Pop . (1901) 7944 (town), 10,745 (See also:

• COMMUNE (Med. Lat. communia, Lat. communis, common)
• COMMUNE, MEDIEVAL

commune) . It is built on no less than thirteen different islets, joined by See also:

• BRIDGES
• BRIDGES, ROBERT (1844– )

bridges, and its See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries are the See also:

• FISHERY (LAW OF)

fishery, which belongs to the commune, and the See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt-See also:

• WORKS

works . The seaport of Magnavacca lies 4 M. to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east . Comacchio appears as a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city in the 6th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, and, owing to its position in the centre of the lagoons, was an important fortress . It was included in the " donation of See also:

• PIPPIN, or PEPIN

Pippin "; it was taken by the Venetians in 854, but afterwards came under the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government of the archbishops of See also:

• RAVENNA
• RAVENNA, EXARCHATE OF

Ravenna; in 1299 it came under the dominion of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of See also:

• ESTE
• ESTE (anc. Ateste, q.v.)

Este . In 1508 it became Venetian, but in 1597 was claimed by See also:

• CLEMENT (Lat. Clemens, i.e. merciful; Gr. K)4gs)
• CLEMENT, FRANCOIS (1714-1793)
• CLEMENT, JACQUES (1567-1589)

Clement VIII. as a vacant See also:

• FIEF

fief .