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Verviers

(Encyclopedia)Verviers vĕrvyāˈ [key], commune (1991 pop. 53,482), Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Vesdre River and at the foot of the Ardennes. Manufactures of this industrial center include textiles, glass, and...

Alcoy

(Encyclopedia)Alcoy älkoiˈ [key], city, Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia, on the Serpis River. An important industrial center with manufactures of textiles, paper (especially cig...

Cornwall, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals, furniture, and elect...

Opelika

(Encyclopedia)Opelika ōpəlīˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 22,122), seat of Lee co., E Ala., near the Chattahoochee River, in a farm area; inc. 1854. It is a trade center, with industries that produce textiles, lum...

Hutt City

(Encyclopedia)Hutt City, city, S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River valley, part of the greater Wellington urban area; formerly called Lower Hutt. Industrie...

Draguignan

(Encyclopedia)Draguignan drägēnyäNˈ [key], town, capital of Var dept., SE France, in Provence. It is a rural ...

Heerlen

(Encyclopedia)Heerlen hārˈlən [key], city, Limburg prov., SE Netherlands. It is an industrial and transp...

Hellín

(Encyclopedia)Hellín ĕlyēnˈ [key], town, Albacete prov., SE Spain, in Castile–La Mancha. An important...

Kesennuma

(Encyclopedia)Kesennuma kāsān-no͞oˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,578), Miyagi prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan, on Kesennuma Bay. A fishing port, its industries include textiles and rubber and leather goods. The ci...

Stolberg

(Encyclopedia)Stolberg shtôlˈbĕrkhˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 58,028), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany; chartered 1856. It is a center of the German brass industry, which was started (c.1600) there by Protesta...