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Terni (tār`nē), city (1991 pop. 108,248), capital of Terni prov., Umbria region, central Italy, on the Nera River. Its manufactures include iron and steel, munitions, textiles, machinery, and chemicals, and it has movie studios. Hydroelectric power is generated at nearby waterfalls, which were formed in 272 B.C. when the Romans connected the Velino River with the Nera. Terni, which claims to be the home of the original St. Valentine Valentine, Saint, d. c.270, Roman martyr priest. The customs connected with him in English-speaking countries are probably a survival from a period when a pagan festival associated with love occurred about Feb.
..... Click the link for more information. , was an ancient Umbrian town. It passed to the papacy in the 14th cent. The ruins of a Roman town are nearby, at Carsulae. Tacitus Tacitus (Cornelius Tacitus), c.A.D. 55–c.A.D. 117, Roman historian. Little is known for certain of his life. He was a friend of Pliny the Younger and married the daughter of Cnaeus Julius Agricola. In A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. was born (A.D. 55) in Terni.

Terni

an industrial city in central Italy, in Umbria: site of waterfalls created in Roman times. Pop.: 105 018 (2001)

Terni

a city in central Italy, situated on the Nera River; capital of the province of Terni in Umbria. Population, 110,000 (1973). Terni, a transportation junction, has enterprises of the ferrous metallurgy industry and of the heavy machine-building, chemical, textile, sugar, leather, furniture, and jute industries. The Cascata delle Marmore Hydroelectric Power Plant, on the Velino River, is near Terni.

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In case anyone believes February 14th to be a celebration of only one specific Valentine, it''s interesting to note that the day reportedly pays homage to a number of early Christian saints; in addition to Valentine of Rome, February 14th also honours Valentine of Terni.

The Origins of Valentine's Day by John Smith / News, opinion and commentary community

In Terni you can sit in a well-preserved Roman amphitheater and nearby you can gaze in awe on the majesty of Marmore Falls--Italy''s answer to Niagara.

Perugia, in Umbria - Italy's Green Heart Your Must-Know Guide to by Rex Bush / Travel, recreation and leisure community

Byline: By ALAN RANSOME CLEVELAND'S Paul Drinkhall produced the best performance of his career to win three gold medals for England in the European Youth Table Tennis Championships in Terni, Italy.

Table Tennis: PAUL'S TRIPLE CROWN GLORY; Drinkhall ends Europe's ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

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