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Imperia

(Encyclopedia)Imperia ēmpĕˈrēä [key], city, capital of Imperia prov., Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian ...

Cuneo

(Encyclopedia)Cuneo ko͞oˈnāō [key], city, capital of Cuneo prov., Piedmont, NW Italy, on the Stura Rive...

Cortina d'Ampezzo

(Encyclopedia)Cortina d'Ampezzo kōrtēˈnä dämpĕdˈzō [key], town, in Venetia, NE Italy, in th...

Fermo

(Encyclopedia)Fermo fĕrˈmō [key], town, in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill in the Apennines, near t...

Porto Torres

(Encyclopedia)Porto Torres pôrˈtō tôrˈrĕs [key], town, NW Sardinia, Italy, at the mouth of the Mannu River. The port for nearby Sassari, it is a commercial, fishing, and ferry service center. It was a Phoenic...

Postojna

(Encyclopedia)Postojna pôˈstoinä [key], Ger. Adelsberg, Ital. Postumia, town (1991 pop. 20,283), in Slovenia, on the Karst Plateau. A summer resort, it is famous as the site of Europe's largest stalactite cavern...

Potenza

(Encyclopedia)Potenza pōtānˈtsä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,714), capital of Basilicata and of Potenza prov., S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural, commercial, and light industrial center. Founded in ...

Pressburg, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Pressburg, Treaty of, 1805, peace treaty between Napoleon I of France and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (also emperor of Austria), signed at Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia). Defeated at Austerlit...

pillbox

(Encyclopedia)pillbox, small, low fortification that houses machine guns and antitank weapons. Similar to a blockhouse, it is usually made of concrete, steel, logs, or filled sandbags. Pillboxes came into use durin...

Procida

(Encyclopedia)Procida prōˈchēdä [key], narrow volcanic island, c.2 mi (3.2 km) long, Campania, S Italy, at the northwest entrance to the Bay of Naples. The chief town is Procida (1991 pop. 10,559). Wine, fruit,...