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Piacenza

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An old Italian city on the Po, 43 m. by rail SE. of Milan; has a cathedral, and among other churches the San Sisto, which contains the Sistine Madonna of Raphael, a theological seminary, and large library; it manufactures silks, cottons, and hats, and is a fortress of great strategical importance.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Piacenza'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/piacenza.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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