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VIAREGGIO , a maritime See also:town and See also:sea-bathing resort of See also:Tuscany, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Lucca, on the Mediterranean, 13 M . N.W. of See also:Pisa by See also:rail, 7 ft. above sea-level . Pop . (1906) 14,863 (town); 21,557 (See also:commune) . Being sheltered by dense See also:pine-See also:woods on the See also:north, and its See also:malaria having been banished by drainage, it is frequented as a See also:winter resort, and in summer by some thousands for its sea-bathing . In 1740 the See also:population was only 300, and in 1841, 6549 . The See also:body of See also:Shelley was burned on the See also:shore near Viareggio after his See also:death by drowning in 1822 . The town possesses a school of See also:navigation and a technical school, and carries on some See also:shipbuilding . |
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