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Legnago
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Legnago is a town in the province of Verona, Italy, on the Adige, 29 metres by rail east of Mantua, 52 feet above sea-level. Legnago is one of the famous Quadrilateral fortresses. The present fortifications were planned and made in 1815, the older defences having been destroyed by Napoleon I in 1801. Its territory is fertile, rice, cereals and sugar being grown. Legnago is the birthplace of Antonio Salieri, the composer from 1750 to 1825, G. B. Cavalcaselle, the art historian from 1827 to 1897. Currently, the commune has a population of 24,232. In 1906, the commune had a population 17,000, while the town had a population of 2731.
Presently Legnago experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of Italy. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and pursue enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace.
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