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ROMANO

Volume 19 · 61 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Austrian Italy, in the province and 13 miles S.S.E. of Bergamo, in a rich country, near the Seno. It is well built, with broad, straight streets, many of them lined with arcades. There are here some elegant churches, a convent, and an hospital. Silk-spinning, tanning, and tile-making are carried on; and much-frequented markets are held. Pop. (1846) 4199.