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Nove is a town and comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 in the province of Vicenza
Province of Vicenza

The Province of Vicenza is a Provinces of Italy in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km?, and a total population of 840,000 ....
 in the region of Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
, north-eastern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, with c. 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Brenta
Brenta

Brenta may refer to:* Brenta River* Brenta Valley* Brenta Group* Brenta ...
 river, near Marostica
Marostica

Marostica , is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its living chess event and for the local cherry variety....
 and Bassano del Grappa
Bassano del Grappa

Bassano del Grappa is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, region Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Italy, Ros?, Cartigliano and Nove....
.

The town is home of a local network of ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
 industries.

The name of the town comes from the antique Italian nove, in the meaning of "new". As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located where considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta.






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Nove is a town and comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 in the province of Vicenza
Province of Vicenza

The Province of Vicenza is a Provinces of Italy in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km?, and a total population of 840,000 ....
 in the region of Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
, north-eastern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, with c. 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Brenta
Brenta

Brenta may refer to:* Brenta River* Brenta Valley* Brenta Group* Brenta ...
 river, near Marostica
Marostica

Marostica , is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its living chess event and for the local cherry variety....
 and Bassano del Grappa
Bassano del Grappa

Bassano del Grappa is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, region Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Italy, Ros?, Cartigliano and Nove....
.

The town is home of a local network of ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
 industries.

The name of the town comes from the antique Italian nove, in the meaning of "new". As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located where considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta. The lowering of the river revealed soft lands rich of clay
Clay

Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
. The first artisans of the area started using the clay for the production of pottery
Pottery

Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries....
.

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    Welkenraedt

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    , Belgium
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  • Langhirano
    Langhirano

    Langhirano is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 20 km south of Parma....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Montelupo Fiorentino
    Montelupo Fiorentino

    Montelupo Fiorentino is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 20 km southwest of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 12,079 and an area of 24.6 km?....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Carlos Barbosa
    Carlos Barbosa

    Carlos Barbosa is a city in the wine country in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It is situated at 29?17'51" South and 51?30'13" West, at an altitude of 676 meters....
    , Brazil
    Brazil

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