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Cento, Italy
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or A town of Emilia, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, 18 m. S.E. direct from the town of Ferrara; 50 ft. above sealevel; it is reached by road (6 m. to the W.) from the station of S. Pietro in Casale, 15 m. S. W. by W. of Ferrara, and also by a steam tramway (18 m. N.) from Bologna to Pieve di Cento, on the opposite bank of the Reno. Pop. (1 9 01 ) 4307 (town), 19,078 (commune). It is connected by a navigable canal with Ferrara. It was the birthplace of the painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino). The communal picture-gallery and several churches contain works by him, but none of first-rate importance. A statue of him stands in front of the 16th century Palazzo Governativo. The town was surrounded by walls, the gates of which are preserved. The origin of the name is uncertain.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cento, Italy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cento-italy.html. 1910.
