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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 See also:

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

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