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I want: at a glance
I want (or Preliminary) is a toponym widespread throughout central and northern Italy, referable to localities that are morphologically very different from each other.
The diffusion
Preglio is used to indicate restricted areas and small areas, thus returning to the category of microtoponyms. For example, a locality in this category can be traced back to...Explore this chapter
Preglio is used to indicate restricted areas and small areas, thus returning to the category of microtoponyms. For example, a locality near Lake Como can be traced back to this category.[1] or a hill in the municipality of Cantarana. However, there are some notable exceptions, near Montaldo Roero a valley is called Preglio and even more significant is Lake Preglio near Castiglione della Pescaia[2] now reduced to an extensive swamp and already quoted by Cicero because of the island Clodia.
Origin of the name
The origin of the name can be traced back to the Latin noun proelium ("battle"). However, it becomes difficult to determine whether these places were theatres of ancient clashes....Explore this chapter
The origin of the name can be traced back to the Latin noun projelium ("battle"). However, it becomes difficult to establish whether these places were the theaters of ancient clashes. The only mention in this regard, in local historiography, refers to the already mentioned hamlet of Cantarana [3].
Notes
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- ^ Bulletin of the R. geological committee. Series IV - year VIII 1907, p. 28
- ^ Copy filed, up web.dsc.unibo.it. Retrieved 4 October 2007 (archived fromoriginal url on 13 January 2005).
- ^ In memory of the fallen stone, 1933. Giuseppe Bonhelp
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