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1138:Locri
938:Anoia
865:, by
707:Istat
616:Mafia
520:Delia
441:near
338:89030
323:UTC+2
302:UTC+1
273:3,339
200:Italy
35:Greek
1273:Samo
978:Bova
818:2016
760:ISBN
693:2019
614:, a
599:and
524:fief
349:0964
327:CEST
244:Area
226:(RC)
626:In
541:An
316:DST
306:CET
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