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Encyclopedia Britannica



SAN SEVERO

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 156 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SAC-SAR
SAN SEVERO , a city in Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is 17 M. N.N.W. by rail. Pop. (19o1) 28,550. San Severo lies at the foot of the spurs of Monte Gargano, 292 ft. above sea-level. It is the see of a
bishop
  (since r58o), and has some remains of its old fortifications. San Severo
dates
  from the middle ages. It was laid in ruins by Frederick II., and in 1053 was the scene of a victory by Robert Guiscard over the papal troops under Leo IX. In 1799 the town was taken by the French and again almost entirely destroyed. The over-lordship was held in succession by the Benedictines of the abbey of Torre
Maggiore
 , the Knights Templars, the crown of Naples and the Sangro family (commendatories of Torre
Maggiore
 ). In 1627, 1828 and 1851 the town suffered from earthquakes.
SAN-SHUI, a treaty port in the province of Kwang-tung, China, on the left bank of the West river, 99 M. from
Canton
 , opened to foreign
trade
  in 1897. Pop. about 5coo: Its position is at the junction of the North and West rivers, and it is favourably situated as a distributing centre for foreign goods. Two lines of steamers converge at San-shui, from
Canton
  and Hong-
Kong
  respectively. The town is surrounded by a handsome
wall
  built in the 16th century, but within this rampart the houses are mean. The foreign
trade
  shows little signs of expansion. In 1902 the net foreign imports amounted in value to 474,175, and in 1904 to only 380,000, while the exports during the same two years amounted to 225,000 and 317,000 respectively. The direct foreign trade in 1908 was 507,827. There is a large junk
traffic
 , and the local likin station is one of the richest in the province.


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