Legnago
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Legnago is a town in the Province of Verona, Italy, on the Adige, 29 m. by rail E. of Mantua, 52 ft. 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 (1750-1825), G. B. Cavalcaselle, the art historian (1827-1897). It has a football club, A.C. Legnago Salus.
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.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Veneto · Communes of the province of Verona
