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Ribolla
Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to . . In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers. The incident was reported by and |
Roccastrada
Roccastrada is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about north of Grosseto, between the Maremma plain and the Colline Metallifere. ''Frazioni'' The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Roccastrada and the villages (''frazioni'') of Montemassi, Piloni, Ribolla Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a '' frazione'' of the '' comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Grosseto
The province of Grosseto ( it, links=no, provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people. Geography The Province of Grosseto completely occupies the southern end of Tuscany, and with a territorial area of , it is the most extensive in the region and one of the least dense in population in Italy. The province is bordered to the northwest by the Province of Livorno, to the north by the Province of Pisa, to the northeast by the Province of Siena, and to the southeast by the Province of Viterbo in Lazio. To the south is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which includes the southern islands of the Tuscan archipelago, including Isola del Giglio and the smaller Giannutri islands and Formiche di Grosseto and Formica di Burano. The Arcipelago Toscano National Park spans both the provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, and includes the seven main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sticciano
Sticciano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 686. Istat. Sticciano is situated about 24 km from and 15 km from and it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sassofortino
Sassofortino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 815. . Sassofortino is a hilly medieval village situated about 33 km from and 8 km from |
Roccatederighi
Roccatederighi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 846. National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. Roccatederighi is a hilly medieval village situated about 35 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Roccastrada. Main sights * Church of ''San Martino'' (10th century), main parish church of the village * Church of ''San Sebastiano'' (16th century), with a neo-classical facade of 1860. * Walls of Roccatederighi, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century * Castle with clo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piloni
Piloni is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 152. Istat. Piloni is about 45 km from and 10 km from Roccastrada, and it is situated in the heart of ''La Pietra'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montemassi
Montemassi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively part of the ''comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. It is located on a hill about above sea level. The village originated as a fortified village of the Aldobrandeschi family. The Republic of Siena conquered it in the mid-13th century, but in the following century it was held by the Pannocchieschi and the Cappucciani of Sticciano families. In 1328 it was conquered by the condottiero Guidoriccio da Fogliano, fighting for Siena; the event is depicted in a famous fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena. In the mid-16th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, following its history thenceforth. It features a large polygonal rocca and a line of walls. Bibliography * See also * Piloni * Ribolla * Roccatederighi * Sassofortino * Sticciano * Torniella Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Ganelli
Ernesto Ganelli (24 February 1901 – 9 September 1985) was an Italian civil engineer who designed various public and religious buildings in Tuscany. Biography Born in Alessandria, Ganelli graduated in civil engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome in 1924. He moved to Grosseto, Tuscany, where he became one of the most influential civil engineers and architects of that city. In his career he designed hundreds of public, religious and private buildings in southern Tuscany, and he designed almost all of the churches built in the dioceses of Grosseto and Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello during the 20th century. Works (selection) * Palazzo ONMI (1933–1934) in Grosseto * Elementary School (1934) in Sassofortino * Restoration of Palazzo Stella d'Italia (1934) in Grosseto * Episcopal Seminary (1934–1936) in Grosseto * Church of ''San Giuseppe'' (1935–1940) in Grosseto * Church of ''San Guglielmo d'Aquitania'' (1935–1940) in Braccagni * Clergy house of the Grosseto Cathedral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torniella
Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 323. Istat. Torniella is about 46 km from and 10 km from Roccastrada, and it is situated in the heart of ''La Pietra'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Grosseto
The province of Grosseto ( it, links=no, provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people. Geography The Province of Grosseto completely occupies the southern end of Tuscany, and with a territorial area of , it is the most extensive in the region and one of the least dense in population in Italy. The province is bordered to the northwest by the Province of Livorno, to the north by the Province of Pisa, to the northeast by the Province of Siena, and to the southeast by the Province of Viterbo in Lazio. To the south is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which includes the southern islands of the Tuscan archipelago, including Isola del Giglio and the smaller Giannutri islands and Formiche di Grosseto and Formica di Burano. The Arcipelago Toscano National Park spans both the provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, and includes the seven main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vita Agra
''La vita agra'', known in English-speaking countries as ''It's a Hard Life'', is a novel by Luciano Bianciardi published in 1962 by Rizzoli. It became a best-seller in Italy and it is considered one of the most important novels in contemporary Italian literature. In 1962, when the novel was released it was praised by the public and the critics. It became a best-seller and was translated into English, French, German and Spanish. Italo Calvino wrote a review in which he regarded the novel positively and compared it to other works of the so-called ''letteratura industriale'' (Industrial literature), a current which spread at the beginning of the Italian economic miracle, such as Paolo Volponi's ''Memoriale'' and Giovanni Arpino's ''Una nuvola d'ira''. He praised the all-encompassing language that succeeds masterfully in expressing and representing the industrial reality in a more complex way, even if he saw some weaknesses connected to the book's uncontainable autobiography that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Cassola
Carlo Cassola (17 March 1917 – 29 January 1987) was an influential Italian novelist and essayist. His novel ''La Ragazza di Bube'' (1960), which received the Strega Prize, was adapted into a film of the same name by Luigi Comencini in 1963. Bibliography From the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC: *''L'amore tanto per fare'' (1981) *''Gli anni passano'' (1982) *''L'antagonista'' (1976) *''An arid heart'' Translated by William Weaver. (1964) *''Bebo's girl'' Translated by Marguerite Waldman. (1962) *''Carlo Cassola: letteratura e disarmo: intervista e testi'' (1978) *'' Il cacciatore'' (1964) *''La casa di via Valadier'' (1968) *''Cassola racconta'' (1981) *''Colloquio con le ombre'' (1982) *''Contro le armi'' (1980) *''Conversazione su una cultura compromessa'' (1977) *''Un cuore arido'' (1961) *''La disavventura'' (1977) *''Fausto and Anna'' Translated by Isabel Quigly. (1960) *''Ferragosto di morte: romanzo'' (1980) *''Ferrovia locale'' (1968) *''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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