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See also:NARNI (ane. Umbrian Nequinum, Rom. Narnia)
, a See also:town and episcopal see of the See also:province of See also:Perugia, See also:Italy, 65 m
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N. of See also:Rome by See also:rail
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Pop
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(1901) 5200 (town), 12,773 (See also:commune)
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It is picturesquely situated on a lofty See also:rock (787 ft. above See also:sea-level), 48o ft. above the Nera valley, at the point where the See also:river traverses a narrow See also:ravine, and commands a See also:fine view
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The See also:cathedral and the See also:portico of S
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Maria della Pensola are buildings of the 11th See also:century with See also:flat See also:arches; the former has some See also:good See also:Renaissance sculptures
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There are other interesting churches; S
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See also:Francesco has a good See also:doorway of the 14th century
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In the town See also:
Near the station, below the town, are factories of See also:india-See also:rubber and See also:calcium See also:carbide
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The Umbrian Nequinum was taken by the See also:Romans after a See also:long See also:siege in 299 B.C., and a See also:colony planted there against the Umbrians, taking its name from the river
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It was among the twelve colonies that were punished for refusing help to Rome in 209 B.C
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It was considered a suitable point to oppose a threatened See also: See G . Eroli, Miscellanea Storica Narnese (2 vols., Narni, 1858-1862), and other See also:works by the same author . |
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