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GALLARATE

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 413 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GALLARATE , a See also:

town of See also:Lombardy, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Milan, from which it is 25 M. N.W. by See also:rail. Pop. (1901) 12,002. The town is of See also:medieval origin. It is remarkable mainly for its textile factories. It is the junction of See also:railways to See also:Varese, Laveno and See also:Arona (for the Simplon). Six See also:miles to the W. are the electric See also:works of Vizzola, the largest in See also:Europe, where 23,000 h.p. are derived from the See also:river See also:Ticino.

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