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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 653 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ALGHERO , a seaport and episcopal see on the W. See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

SARDINIA (Gr. 'IXs'o"uva, from a fancied resemblance to a footprint in its shape, Ital. Sardegna)

Sardinia, in the See also:

province of See also:

SASSARI

Sassari, 21 M. S.S.W. by See also:

RAIL

rail from the See also:

TOWN

town of Sassari. Pop. (1901) 10,779. The see was founded in 1503, but the See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral itself See also:

DATES

dates from the 12th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century,though it has been reconstructed. The town was strongly fortified by See also:

MEDIEVAL

medieval walls, which have to some extent been demolished. It was originally founded by the See also:

DORIA, ANDREA (1466-156o)

Doria See also:

FAMILY

family of See also:

GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa about 1102, but was occupied by the See also:

house of See also:

ARAGON, or ARRAGON (in Span. Aragon)

Aragon in 1354, who held it successfully against various attacks until it See also:

fell to the house of See also:

Savoy with the See also:

REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of Sardinia in 1720. Catalonian is still spoken here. See also:

Charles V. visited Alghero on his way to See also:

Africa in 1541. The See also:

CORAL

coral and fishing See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries are the most important in Alghero, but See also:

agriculture has made some progress in the See also:

DISTRICT

district, which produces See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine. There is a large penal See also:

ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment containing over 700 convicts. Seven See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles to the W.N.W. is the See also:

FINE

fine natural See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of See also:

PORTO

Porto See also:

CONTE

Conte, secure in all See also:

WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather, and on the W. of this harbour is the See also:

CAPO

Capo Caccia, with two stalactite grottos, the finest of which, the Grotta di See also:

NETTUNO

Nettuno, is accessible only from the See also:

The important prehistoric See also:

NECROPOLIS

necropolis of Anghelu Ruju was excavated in 1904 61 m. N. of Alghero (Notizie degli Scavi, 1904, 301 seq.).

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