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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 1023 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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STRESA , a See also:

VILLAGE

village of See also:

PIEDMONT (Ital. Piemonte; Low Lat. Pedemons and Pedemontium)

Piedmont, See also:

Italy, in the See also:

province of See also:

NOVARA

Novara, situated on the See also:

west See also:

side of Lago See also:

MAGGIORE, LAGO (Lacus Verbanus of the Romans; Fr. Lac Majeur; Ger. Langensee)

Maggiore, on the Simplon railway, 10 m . N. of See also:

ARENA (Lat. for " sand ")

Arena, 673 ft. above See also:

sea-level, Pop . (1001), 1477 . It is remarkable for the beauty of its scenery and for its See also:

FINE

fine villas, and is a favourite resort in See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring, summer and autumn .

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