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Giulia Manfrini
Giulia Manfrini (11 August 1988 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian surfer who also competed in snowboarding and skiing. Biography Manfrini was born in Venaria Reale, Turin. She was involved in sports as a child beginning with skiing and then moving to snowboarding. She won the Italian Youth Cup in 2006–07. She graduated in 2013 from the University of Turin having studied law. Manfrini was a well-known figure in the Italian surfing community. She had more than 22,000 followers on Instagram. Manfrini was a co-founder of Awave Travel, a travel agency. Manfrini was a surf coach and a professional snowboarder who competed in the 2009 Winter Universiade The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games. Selection Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host c ... in China. Manfrini died in October 2024 at the age of 36. She had been holidayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druento, Borgaro Torinese, Turin, Pianezza, and Collegno. Founded in Roman times and previously known as Altessano (''Autsan'' in the Piedmontese language), it was divided into Altessano Superiore and Altessano Inferiore in the sixteenth century. The upper town was chosen by the House of Savoy as a location for a hunting palace, and its modern name is derived from the Latin for hunting, ''ars venatoria.'' Turin and Venaria Reale are the only Piedmontese municipalities with more than one Savoy residence: the seventeenth century Royal Palace of Venaria (included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997) and the nineteenth-century royal apartments of Borgo Castello, located in La Mandria Regional Park are in Venaria Reale. The historical center of the commune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Turin
The University of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public university, public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an important role in research and training. History Overview The University of Turin was founded as a ''studium'' in 1404, under the initiative of Prince Louis of Piedmont, Ludovico di Savoia. From 1427 to 1436 the seat of the university was transferred to Chieri and Savigliano. It was closed in 1536 following the invasion of the Savoy lands by France, and reestablished by Duke Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert thirty years later. It started to gain its modern shape following the model of the University of Bologna, although significant development did not occur until the reforms made by Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |