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Asiago
Asiago (; Venetian language, Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German language, German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) with the title of ciin the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or ''Sette Comuni, Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy. It is near the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regions in the foothills of the Alps, approximately equidistant (60 km) from Trento to the west and Vicenza to the south. The Asiago region is the origin of Asiago cheese. The town was the site of a Battle of Asiago, major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I. It is a major ski resort destination, and the site of the Asiago Observatory, Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago, operated by the University of Padua. Culture Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiago War Memorial
The Asiago War Memorial is a World War I memorial located in the town of Asiago in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. Surrounded by mountains that were the site of several World War I battles, the monument houses the remains of over 50,000 Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers and is a popular destination for travelers to the region. In Italian the memorial is typically called Sacrario Militare di Asiago or Sacrario Militare del Leiten. Leiten is the name of the hill on which the memorial sits. Background and Construction Asiago was one of the most symbolic locations of the Great War, having been overrun at the end of May 1916 by the Austro-Hungarian advance. After the war, Asiago was selected to house one of the largest Italian World War I memorials. Venetian architect Orfeo Rossato designed the monument, using one giant block of locally mined white marble of 80 square meters for the base, with the Roman arch added on top. Sculptors Montini and Zane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasso (Asiago)
Sasso means stone in Italian. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Sasso (born c.1963), Croatian former beauty pageant contestant and model *Cinzia Sasso (born 1956), Italian journalist * Guidina Dal Sasso (born 1958), Italian cross country skier * John Sasso, American Democratic political operative * Kiara Sasso (born 1979), Brazilian actress and singer *Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (born 1947), American rabbi *Vincent Sasso (born 1991), French football player * Will Sasso (born 1975), Canadian actor Places named Sasso * Gran Sasso d'Italia, mountain in the Abruzzo region of central Italy * Sasso Marconi, town and comune of the province of Bologna in northern Italy * Monte Sasso, mountain in Lombardy, Italy * Sasso di Bordighera, village in Liguria, Italy See also * Madonna del Sasso (other) * Gran Sasso (other) *SASO (other) Lady Saso () is said to be the mother of Hyeokgeose of Silla. Also known as the ''Sacred Mother of Mt. Seondo'' ( Hangul:선 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiago Observatory
The Asiago Astrophysical Observatory (''Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago'', or Asiago Observatory for short) is an Italian astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua. Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest of Padua, near the town of Asiago. Its main instrument is the 1.22-meter ''Galilei'' telescope, currently used only for spectrometric observations. The observatory saw the construction of a 1:1 scale model of the European Extremely Large Telescope's primary mirror. Cima Ekar Observing Station The nearby Cima Ekar Observing Station ( it, Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar) is located approximately 3.8 kilometers to the southeast on Mount Ekar. It has the observatory code 098. Cima Ekar also participates in the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, a prominent international dedicated programme to search and follow-up asteroids and comets, with special emphasis on near-Earth objects. See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiago Hockey AS
Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey League - Serie A ::Winners (8): 2000–01, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 *Coppa Italia ::Winners (3): 1991, 2000–01, 2001–02 *Supercoppa Italiana ::Winners (6): 2003, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022 ;International *Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. The league was established as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-Nati ... ::Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22 External links Official website Alpenliga teams Austrian Hockey League teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Italy Ice hockey teams in Italy< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lorimer
Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, KBE (4 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect and furniture designer noted for his sensitive restorations of historic houses and castles, for new work in Scots Baronial and Gothic Revival styles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts movement. Early life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of Hannah Stodart (1835–1916) and James Lorimer, who was Regius Professor of Public Law at University of Edinburgh from 1862 to 1890. In his youth the family lived at 21 Hill Street, a Georgian house in Edinburgh's South Side, close to where his father worked at Old College. From 1877 to 1882 he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, going on to study at University of Edinburgh from 1882 to 1885, however he left without completing his studies. He was part of a talented family, being the younger brother of painter John Henry Lorimer, and father to the sculptor Hew Lorimer. In 1878 the Lorimer family acquired the leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Brittain
Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir '' Testament of Youth'' recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. Life and work Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Brittain was the daughter of a well-to-do paper manufacturer, (Thomas) Arthur Brittain (1864–1935) and his wife, Edith Mary (Bervon) Brittain (1868–1948). Her father was a director of family-owned paper mills in Hanley and Cheddleton. Her mother was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, the daughter of an impoverished musician, John Inglis Bervon. When she was 18 months old, her family moved to Macclesfield, Cheshire, and ten years later, in 1905, they moved again, to the spa town of Buxton in Derbyshire. Growing up, her only sibling, her brother Edward, nearly two years her junior, was her closest companion. From the age of 13, she atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Brittain
Edward Harold Brittain, MC (30 November 1895 – 15 June 1918) was a British Army officer who was killed in the First World War; he was immortalised by his sister Vera Brittain in '' Testament of Youth''. Early life Brittain was born at Macclesfield, Cheshire, to paper manufacturer Thomas Arthur Brittain (1864–1935) and his wife Edith Bervon Brittain (1868–1948). His only sibling was his older sister Vera, to whom he was very close. Brittain was educated at Uppingham School, where he made two close friends, Roland Leighton and Victor Richardson. Brittain was a good student, though seldom a prizewinner, at Uppingham and also served in the Officers' Training Corps. A talented violinist, he hoped to become a composer, but his father expected him to enter either the family paper-making firm or the Civil Service. First World War Brittain left school in July 1914, just before the First World War broke out. He had been admitted to New College, Oxford, but after the outbreak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiago2001
Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy. It is near the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regions in the foothills of the Alps, approximately equidistant (60 km) from Trento to the west and Vicenza to the south. The Asiago region is the origin of Asiago cheese. The town was the site of a major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I. It is a major ski resort destination, and the site of the Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago, operated by the University of Padua. Geography Climate Culture Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asiago spoke Cimbrian, an ancient German dialect. Asiago is the birthplace of auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechanized Brigade "Sassari"
The Sassari Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based on the island of Sardinia. Its core are three infantry regiments which distinguished themselves in combat during World War I. Carrying the name of the Sardinian city of Sassari the brigade's coat of arms is modeled after the city's coat of arms. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui". History World War I In preparation for entering World War I the Royal Italian Army activated on 1 March 1915 the Brigade "Sassari" with the 151st Infantry Regiment, which was mustered in Sinnai, and the 152nd Infantry Regiment, which was mustered in Tempio Pausania. The Brigade "Sassari" was raised exclusively with reservists from Sardinia by the following pre-war regiments: * 45th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Reggio") in Sassari: Brigade "Sassari" Command and 152nd Infantry Regiment * 46th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Reggio") in Cagliari: 151st Infantry Regiment The brigade first saw action in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Year On The High Plateau
''One Year on the High Plateau'' (original title: ''Un anno sull'Altipiano'') is a historical novel by Emilio Lussu: set on the Asiago plateau, it is one of the major works of Italian literature on the First World War. The novel was written between 1936 and 1937 and tells, for the first time in Italian literature, the irrationality and senselessness of war, hierarchy and exasperated military discipline in use at the time. For a long time considered a faithful chronicle of the events dating back to the period spent by Lussu as an officer of the Sassari Brigade, it has subsequently been the subject of a substantial historiographic criticism, which has strongly reduced the value of the chronicle of real events, leading it to the role of historical novel. Origins Before the outbreak of the Great War, Emilio Lussu was a university student and was an active interventionist in the period preceding the declaration of hostilities. He enlisted as a volunteer together with Giuseppe Tommasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Lussu
Emilio Lussu (4 December 1890 – 5 March 1975) was an Italian soldier, politician, anti-fascist and writer. Biography The soldier Lussu was born in Armungia, province of Cagliari (Sardinia) and graduated with a degree in law in 1914. Lussu married Joyce Salvadori, a notable poet, and member of the noble Paleotti family of the Marche, who were counts of Fermo. Prior to the entry of Italy into World War I, Lussu joined the army and was involved in several skirmishes. As a complementary officer of the ''Sassari'' Infantry Brigade in 1916 he was stationed on the Asiago Plateau. The brigade had arrived on the plateau in May 1916 to help in the Italian effort to stop the Austrian Spring offensive. In the month of June 1916 the brigade conquered Monte Fior, Monte Castelgomberto, Monte Spil, Monte Miela and Monte Zebio. After the war Lussu wrote the book '' A Year on the High Plateau'' (''Un anno sull'altipiano'') about his experiences of trench warfare on the Plateau. The 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Rigoni Stern
Mario Rigoni Stern (1 November 1921 – 16 June 2008) was an Italian author and World War II veteran. Ansa.it Biography He was born and grew up on the Asiago plateau in North East Italy. In 1938, after being rejected for service in the Navy, he enrolled in the tough advanced climbing/alpinism course in the Aosta Valley where Renato Chabod was among his teachers. Only four students graduated in that year. When German troops marched on Paris, his regiment was ordered to invade France from the Aosta Valley over the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
