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VIGEVANO

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 59 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VIGEVANO  , a

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town and episcopal see of
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Lombardy,
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Italy, in the
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province of
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Pavia, on the right
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bank of the
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Ticino, 24 M. by
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rail S.W.
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kern
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Milan on the
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line to
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Mortara, 381 ft. above
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sea-level . Pop . (1901) 18,043 (town); 23,560 (
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commune) . It is a
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medieval walled town, with an arcaded
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market-
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place, a
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cathedral, the
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Gothic
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church of S .
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Francesco, and a
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castle of the
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Sforza
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family, dating from the 14th
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century and adorned with a loggia by
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Bramante and a
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tower imitating that of Filarete in the
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Castello Sforzesco at Milan . It is a place of some importance in the
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silk
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trade and also produces excellent
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macaroni . There is a
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steam
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tramway to
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Novara .

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