Vercelli (English spelling)

Japanese: ベルチェリ（英語表記）Vercelli

Ancient name: Vercellae. Capital of Vercelli Province, Piedmont, northwest Italy. Located about 60 km west-southwest of Milan, on the plain on the left bank of the upper Po River. In ancient times, it was inhabited by the Libicians. After the Roman occupation, military roads converged here, and theaters and amphitheaters were built. Nearby is the site of Hannibal's first victory in Italy in 218 BC. Currently, it is the center of a rice-growing region, famous for its rice market, and industries such as tableware, sugar refining, textiles, and shoemaking are also carried out. It is home to the Basilica of Sant'Andrea (1219-24), famous for the Vercelli Codex, and on the outskirts is the world-famous rice cultivation research institute. Population: 48,597 (1991 estimate).

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information

Japanese:

古代名ウェルケラエ Vercellae。イタリア北西部，ピエモンテ州ベルチェリ県の県都。ミラノ西南西約 60km，ポー川上流左岸の平野に位置する。古代にはリビキ人が居住。ローマの占領後はここに軍道が集中し，劇場や円形劇場が造られた。付近には前 218年にハンニバルがイタリアで初めて勝利を得た場所がある。現在は米作地帯の中心で，米の市場として名高く，食器，製糖，繊維，製靴などの工業も行われる。ベルチェリ古文書で有名なサンタンドレア聖堂 (1219～24) があり，郊外には世界的に著名な米作研究所がある。人口4万 8597 (1991推計) 。

出典　ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典について　情報

<<: Petr Chelčický

>>: Pelletier, Pierre-Joseph