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... region , northwestern Italy , containing the upper basin of the Dora Baltea River , from its source near Mount Blanc to just above Ivrea . The region is enclosed on the north , west , and south by the Alps and has an area of 1,259 ...
... region , northwestern Italy , containing the upper basin of the Dora Baltea River , from its source near Mount Blanc to just above Ivrea . The region is enclosed on the north , west , and south by the Alps and has an area of 1,259 ...
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... region came to be ruled by an imperial official called a Vogt . The Vogt's castle in Plauen , the region's main city , dates from 1250. After Hohen- staufen rule ended , Vogtland fragmented into many petty states . By 1466 the Wettin ...
... region came to be ruled by an imperial official called a Vogt . The Vogt's castle in Plauen , the region's main city , dates from 1250. After Hohen- staufen rule ended , Vogtland fragmented into many petty states . By 1466 the Wettin ...
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... region and enjoyed an important entre- pôt trade . The island's economy now depends on agriculture and fishing . Considerable areas of fertile soil and a favourable climate enable the production of a variety of tropical crops , most ...
... region and enjoyed an important entre- pôt trade . The island's economy now depends on agriculture and fishing . Considerable areas of fertile soil and a favourable climate enable the production of a variety of tropical crops , most ...
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