Nove
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Nove is a small city in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto, north-eastern Italy. As of 2007 Nove had an estimated population of 5,061. [1] The town is home of a local network of ceramic industries. The name of the town comes from the antique Italian "Nove" in the meaning of new. As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located where considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta river. The lowering of the river revealed soft lands rich of clay. The first artisans of the area started using the clay for the production of pottery.
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- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
