Gerace, a town of southern Italy, 4 miles from the sea, and 37 (58 by rail) NE. of Reggio. It has a cathedral, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1783, and a trade in wine, especially the esteemed Lacrima di Gerace. There are iron-mines and a hot sulphur-spring close by, and on a neighbouring plain are the ruins of the ancient Loeri. Pop. 5265.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 166
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