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Bobbio

Town in Emilia-Romagna region, north-central Italy, on the River Trebbia, 40 km/25 mi southwest of Piacenza; population (1991) 3,900. There is a 7th-century abbey, founded by St Colomban, and once a great centre of learning; its famous library has been largely dispersed, mainly to the Vatican, though some documents remain in the cathedral.



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