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MONTAGNA

Volume 15 · 104 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Austrian Italy, in the government of Venice, and province of Padua, is situated 22 miles S.W. of Padua. It is defended by walls and high towers, built of brick, and affording an excellent specimen of the fortification of the middle ages. The town has several old churches, one of which, of the fourteenth century, in the Italian-Gothic style, stands in the Piazza or principal square. There are also at Montagnana a castle, a theatre, a female school, and an hospital. The manufactures consist of woollen and linen stuffs, leather, and hats; and there is some trade in agricultural produce. Pop. 9800.