The London Encyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics, Vol. 4 of 22: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Bena, or bene, a town of Piedmont, in the district of Mondovi, on the road from Finale to Turin, from which it is about twenty-eight miles distant. It is a fortified place, defended by a castle; and contains nearly 5000 inhabitants. It was taken by the French in April, 1796.

Benaco, a department of the late Italian republic, so named from the Benacus, compre hending part of the ci-devant Venetian territory of Verona, and the whole of the late territory of Sa'lo, on the lake of Garda. It is now a part of the lombardo-venetian kingdom. It was eighty Italian miles long and fifteen broad, and being partly level, partly mountainous, exhibits one of the most charming spots in Italy. It abounds in corn, wine, oil, silk, fruits, lemons, oranges, iron, lead, copper, marble, granite, See. It contains forty-two parishes, 150 villages, one large, and several small towns; and sent nine deputies to the two councils of the republic. Its population in October, 1797, was Desenzano was the capital.

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