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CHIAVENNA

Volume 4 · 55 words · 1797 Edition

a handsome, populous, and large town of Switzerland, in the country of the Grisons. It is a trading place, especially in wine and delicate fruits. The governor's palace and the churches are very magnificent, and the inhabitants are Roman Catholics. It is seated near the lake Como. E. Long. 9° 29'. N. Lat. 46° 15'.