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STIVIERE

Volume 20 · 55 words · 1842 Edition

a market-town in the delegation of Mantua, in Austrian Lombardy, usually distinguished by the name Castiglione della Stiviere. It stands in a strong position, and has a castle, eight churches, and 5460 inhabitants; and is remarkable for the victory of the French over the Austrians in 1796. Long. 10. 47. E. Lat. 45. 42. N.