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the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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Bible Encyclopedias
Valyevo
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(sometimes written Valjevo or Valievo), a town of western Servia, prettily situated on the river Kolubara, in a well-wooded valley, 627 ft. above the sea. Valyevo gives its name to the department of which it is the capital. It is a garrison town, with streets lighted by electricity, a high-school or gymnasium, a prefecture and a court of first instance. In the neighbouring Medvenik mountains lead-mining and smelting are carried on by an English company; lead and antimony being also worked at Podgora and other places in the same department. Besides being the centre of the plumgrowing and distilling industries, Valyevo has a considerable trade in cattle, for which the pastures watered by the Kolubara are celebrated. Pop (1900) about 6800.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Valyevo'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/valyevo.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Valyevo'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/valyevo.html. 1910.
