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CIVITA VECCHIA

Volume 6 · 128 words · 1842 Edition

delegation of the papal dominions, being the smallest division of this class. It extends over only 180 square miles, or 115,200 acres. It contains one city, one market-town, five villages, and 19,200 inhabitants. The capital of the delegation is a city of the same name, situated on the sea shore. It is fortified, and is the station of the papal fleet, as well as the port from which the chief productions of the southern part of the territory of the church is exported. These consist of corn, alum, aniseed, wool, and wood, but are very insignificant in amount; and as the place is unhealthy, the port is very little visited. The city contains 7110 inhabitants. It is in long. 11. 39. 25. E. lat. 42. 5. 24. N.