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246:
77:Coat of arms
62:Canal Bianco
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1453:San Bellino
1428:Porto Tolle
1398:Occhiobello
1303:Castelmassa
799:Lampertheim
717:Main sights
668:During the
608:Adria/Atria
523:Dionysius I
476:settlements
470:Ancient era
357:Postal code
189: /
1508:Categories
1433:Porto Viro
1273:Bergantino
844:References
764:See also:
722:Church of
504:Tyrrhenian
488:Villanovan
474:The first
288:Population
254:Government
1478:Villadose
1418:Polesella
1378:Lendinara
1318:Ceregnano
1313:Ceneselli
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926:Hecataeus
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770:Adria is
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385:Saint day
320:Time zone
280:Elevation
1473:Trecenta
1438:Rosolina
1338:Ficarolo
1333:Crespino
967:'river'.
961:Po River
956:Padanian
920:quoting
886:16 March
864:16 March
832:See also
812:Maldegem
788:, France
663:Polesine
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612:Illyrian
527:emporion
519:Syracuse
437:city of
435:Etruscan
240:Frazioni
225:Province
1463:Stienta
1413:Pincara
1403:Papozze
1363:Gavello
1323:Corbola
1235:of the
1229:·
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905:atrium
772:twinned
674:Austria
659:malaria
651:Ferrara
605:toponym
564:Ravenna
560:Ravenna
492:Felsina
480:Venetic
465:History
455:Felsina
421:in the
417:in the
393:Website
388:29 June
314:Adriesi
310:Demonym
202:Country
177:12°03′E
174:45°03′N
1448:Salara
1443:Rovigo
1393:Melara
1288:Canaro
1278:Bosaro
1232:Comuni
1227:Veneto
1088:22 May
1057:et al.
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932:river.
922:Strabo
825:Rovinj
786:Ermont
774:with:
538:Celtic
515:Aegina
443:Hatria
423:Veneto
414:comune
296:19,543
230:Rovigo
218:Veneto
213:Region
42:Comune
1388:Lusia
1383:Loreo
1358:Gaiba
1293:Canda
1283:Calto
1248:Adria
1119:Adria
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930:Adria
542:Gauls
536:Mass
531:amber
484:Adria
451:ports
447:Spina
439:Atria
427:Adige
409:Adria
361:45011
346:UTC+2
325:UTC+1
206:Italy
148:Adria
115:Adria
32:Adria
1090:2020
1040:ISBN
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647:Este
620:adur
508:Arno
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350:CEST
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