a town of Naples, in the province of Calabria Citera, 7 miles E.S.E. of Castrovillari. It stands in a concave recess of a steep mountain, round an isolated rock on which are the ruins of an ancient castle. It has hot sulphureous baths of great local reputation, and is surrounded by beautiful scenery. Pop. 4400, engaged in the manufacture of macaroni, stamped leather, table-linens, and cotton and silk stuffs. Corn, fruits, timber, &c., are raised in the vicinity.

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1 From Poggendorff's Annalen, 1840; and it is there stated that the information contained in the article is derived partly from the Bulletin Scientifique de l'Academie de l'Institut de France, vol. ii. p. 254; vol. iii. pp. 27, 117, 386; vol. iv. p. 241; partly from the dissertation by M. Alexis Sawitsch, entitled Uber die Hohe des Caspiischen Meeres und der Hauptpunkte des Caucassischen Gebirges (Dorpat, 1839); and partly from M. G. Sadler's dissertation, entitled Beobachtungen über die irdische Strahlenbrechung und über die Glieder der Veränderung derselben (Dorpat, 1839).—EDT.