Verona
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- Names
Verona
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Founded by Euganei or Raeti; was Roman colony; occupied by Ostrogoths under Theoderic 489; captured by Charlemagne 774; independent commune from 12th cen.; held by Venice 1405-1797; ceded to Austria by Napoleon; united to Kingdom of Italy 1866.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Annuario Generale (1980); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); NGA/NIMA database (2003-); Times Atlas of the World (1992); UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);
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