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Chiavenna

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Chiavenna , town (1991 pop. 7,365), Lombardy, N Italy. It is a commercial center and transportation junction. Historically a strategic point, it commands both the Splügen and Maloja passes between Italy and Switzerland. Author not available, CHIAVENNA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Splügen
, Ital. Spluga, pass, in the Rhaetian Alps, 6,946 ft (2,117 m) high, between Splügen, SE Switzerland, and Chiavenna, N Italy. Frequented since Roman times, it is crossed by the Splügen Road (built 1819-21), which passes above the Via Mala. Read more

Valtellina
...Sondrio and Tirano. The valley is a fertile agricultural region, known for its wine. With the adjoining counties of Bormio and Chiavenna , the Valtellina was seized (1512) from Milan by the Grisons , which subsequently ruled the district—its richest and most... Read more

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	Chiavenna cheques in ; Chiavenna relished the conditions to take the 2400m Mitchelson Cup in a nail-biter at Ellerslie. Fellow outsider Millnorm looked certain to get past Chiavenna inside the 200m on Saturday. But the Takanini mare fought back bravely to just nose Millnorm out of the winner's cheque... Read more
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	BUSING IT Riding a bright yellow Swiss postal coach is the way to go ; ...border at Castasegna. After a stop at the Chiavenna rail station, the postal coach follows...Plurs, buried under a landslide in 1618. Chiavenna: (About a 20-minute stop at the railway...ancient fortress of Lodovico Sforza, Chiavenna held a key position in protecting traffic... Read more
	NO-HEADLINE ; Flood alert: Fields in Val Chiavenna, northern Italy, after continuous heavy rains fell in the Lombardy region on Sunday. Civil protection officials warned people in... Read more
	Mother superior stabbed to death ; A 61-YEAR-OLD mother superior was found stabbed to death in a park in Chiavenna, north-western Italy, yesterday. Mother Maria Laura, whose real name was Teresina Mainetti, had left her convent the night before, saying she had to see a young woman who needed help. Read more
	News: International: Bishop blames liberal society for girls' `joke' killing of nun ; ...reported seeing them with the victim, who was discovered stabbed and bludgeoned in a park in Chiavenna, northern Italy, in early June. Residents of Chiavenna, a prosperous town of 7,000 inhabitants near Lake Como, were stunned by the news. Mother... Read more
	Locarno, Switzerland ; MapQuest.com 09-21-1998 Map of Locarno, Switzerland ARONA ASCONA AVEGNO BELLAGIO BELLANO BELLINZONA BOGNO BRIONE CANNOBIO CANTU CHIAVENNA COMO ERBA GAVIRATE GAZZADA GHIRLA GRANTOLA GRAVEDONA INTRA ITALY LAINO LAVENO LECCO LESA LOCARNO LUGANO LUINO Lago Maggiore... Read more
	GIRLS KILL NUN.(News) ; THREE 17-year-old girls killed a 61-year-old nun, stabbing her 19 times, in the village of Chiavenna, near Milan. Read more
	Teenage girls killed kind nun.(News) ; ...They said they did it for kicks and took it in turns to stab her when she arrived at the lonely spot near the village of Chiavenna, near Milan. A post mortem revealed that the nun received 19 wounds in the back, chest, eyes, face, and throat. Her body was... Read more
	Lake Como; ENJOYING A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE ON ITALY'S INLAND SHORES ; ...get to from Cadenabbia. A day-trip to the ancient town of Chiavenna, which once lay at the mouth of Lake Como, was a welcome tour...botanic gardens and a local market. The small winding streets of Chiavenna were reminiscent of a bygone era, so enchanting were the cobbled... Read more

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