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POLIGNANO

Volume 18 · 59 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Naples, in the province of Bari, stands on a steep cliff hollowed out by the sea into caverns, and commanding a wide view over a rich and well-cultivated region, 20 miles S.E. of Bari. It contains several churches, an abbey, and a convent. Some coins and other remains have been found in the vicinity. Pop. 5000.