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Campoleone
Aprilia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Latina, now incorporated in the conurbation of Rome, in the Italy, Italian region of Lazio, Latium. It is the fifth most populous town in the region and the tenth largest by area. Territory Aprilia is located at above mean sea level, above sea level, in the Agro Romano, and is away from the Anzio and Nettuno seaside towns, from Rome and from Colli Albani. Although Aprilia is formally part of the province of Latina, due to its northern position strategically located between the Nettunense and the Pontina at the far north of the Pontinian province, Aprilia is commonly associated with Rome. It has been considered whether Aprilia should switch provinces to be included within the Rome metropolitan area. History In ancient times the territory of Aprilia was under the dominion of Ardea, Lazio, Ardea and then Rome. In the modern age Aprilia was founded on April 25, 1936, during the Fascist government's project of lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo, Aprilia LT, Lazio, Italy - Panoramio
Chiesa (Italian, 'church') may refer to: People with the surname *Andrea Chiesa (born 1966), Swiss Formula One racer *Anthony della Chiesa (1394–1459), Italian Dominican friar *Bruno della Chiesa (born 1962), European linguist *Deborah Chiesa (born 1996), Italian tennis player *Enrico Chiesa (born 1970), Italian footballer *Federico Chiesa (born 1997), Italian footballer, son of Enrico Chiesa *Gemma Sena Chiesa (1929–2024), Italian archaeologist *Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922), Italian bishop, became Pope Benedict XV *Giulietto Chiesa (1940-2020), Italian journalist and politician *Giulio Chiesa (1928-2010), Italian pole vaulter *Gordon Chiesa, American basketball coach *Guido Chiesa (born 1959), Italian director and screenwriter *Jeffrey S. Chiesa (born 1965), U.S. Senator; American lawyer; former Attorney General of New Jersey *Laura Chiesa (born 1971), Italian fencer *Marco Chiesa (born 1974), Swiss politician *Mario Chiesa (cyclist) (born 1966), Italian cyclist *Mario Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menotti Garibaldi
Domenico Menotti Garibaldi (16 September 1840 – 22 August 1903) was an Italian soldier and politician who was the eldest son of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Anita Garibaldi. He fought in the Second Italian War of Independence, Second and Third Italian War of Independence, Third wars of Italian Unification, and organized the Garibaldi Legion (Poland), Garibaldi Legion, a unit of Italian volunteers who fought for Polish independence in the January Uprising of 1863. He also served in the Italian Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Italy), Chamber of Deputies. Biography Garibaldi was born on 16 September 1840 in Mostardas, in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Empire of Brazil, Brazil, to Anita and Giuseppe Garibaldi, as their first son and the only born in Brazil. At the time of his birth Mostardas was part of the revolutionary Riograndense Republic, for which his parents were fighting in the Ragamuffin War. He was named after his grandfather, Domenico Garibaldi, and the Italian patriot Ciro Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostardas
Mostardas is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mostardas is twinned with Aprilia. History Mostardas was colonized by Azorean immigrants. In 1738 there was already a military outpost called ''Guarda das Mustardas'' (Mostardas Lookout). The name remained until the beginning of the 20th century, when it became known as Mostardas. On the 18th of January 1773, Mostardas Parish is created. Later it became the district of São José do Norte. On the 26th of December 1963, the district emancipates itself. On 11 April 1964, Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches were established. Regarding the name Mostardas, there is no documented explanation. One of the hypothesis suggest that the city received its name on account of the large amount of the edible vegetable found in the area (see mustard). Another hypothesis listed by the historian Marisa Oliveira Guedes is that the name Mustardas was given not by the amount of the plant, which does not actually ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolton Group
The Bolton Group is an Italian conglomerate that sells products under more than fifty brands. Overview The Bolton Groups is a global conglomerate which sells products under more than 50 major brands, primarily consumer goods with a heavy focus on seafood. The majority of their business is food related. They are based in Milan, Italy. As of 2019, they had twelve factories and more than 44 offices. History The Bolton Group was founded by Joseph Nissim, a Greek-born Jewish immigrant to Italy. Joseph Nissim was born in 1919, to a Jewish family and escaped Thessaloniki when the Nazis invaded Greece. After fleeing Greece he joined the British Army and fought with distinction at the battle of El Alamein. He settled in Italy in 1949. He died at the age of 100 in 2019. In 2016, the Bolton Group had €1.96 billion in revenue and €210.8 million in profits. In 2018, Bolton announced that they were adopting a more progressive tuna sourcing policy. Greenpeace had been critical of Bolto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle and Scooter (motorcycle), scooter manufacturer in Noale, Italy, founded by Alberto Beggio. History Early days Aprilia, named after the Pre-war automobile, pre-war Lancia Aprilia, was founded after the Second World War by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio as a bicycle production factory at Noale, Italy, in the province of Venice. Alberto's son, Ivano Beggio, took over the helm of the company in 1968 and constructed a 50 cc "motorcycle". The first production Aprilia mopeds were named Colibrì, Daniela, and Packi. Aprilia later produced a motocross bike in 1970 called the Scarabeo. Produced until the end of the 1970s, the Scarabeo came in 50 and 125 cc versions. In 1977, Ivan Alborghetti from Milan, Italy won the Italian 125 and 250 cc motocross championships on Aprilia motorcycles. In 1978, Alborghetti closed the season with two third places in individual races and sixth place in the World Championship. In the 1980s, Aprilia added enduro, trials and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Del Fascio
A ''casa del Fascio'', ''casa Littoria'', or ''casa del Littorio'' () was a building housing the local branch of the National Fascist Party and later the Republican Fascist Party under the regime of Italian Fascism, in Italy and Italian Empire, its colonies, and Malta. In major urban centers, it was called the ''palazzo del Littorio'' or ''palazzo Littorio''. ''Littorio'' means ''lictor'', the bearer of the ''Fasces, fasces lictorii'', the symbol of Roman power adopted by the Fascist party. History There were about 11,000 ''case del Fascio'' in all. Around 5,000 buildings were constructed specifically as ''case del Fascio''. Many of them were designed by Rationalism (architecture)#Early 20th-century rationalism, Italian rationalist architects including Adalberto Libera, Saverio Muratori, Ludovico Quaroni, Giuseppe Samonà, and Giuseppe Terragni, but there were also Historicism (art), historicist and Modern architecture, modern architects. The ''Case del Fascio'' became one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontinia
Pontinia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Latina. Pontinia was established in 1935, as part of the project under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini which drained the Pontine Marshes and converted them to agriculture.Duany, Andrés, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana (2003). ''The New Civic Art.'' Rizzoli International Publications, New York. The town plan was designed by engineer Alfredo Pappalardo, an employee of the Opera Nazionale Combattenti, the agency which oversaw the engineering works and settlement of the Pontine Marshes. Pontinia borders the following municipalities: Latina, Priverno, Sabaudia, Sezze, Sonnino, Terracina. Twin cities * Utena, Lithuania Utena () is a city in north-east Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Utena district and Utena County. Utena is one of the oldest settlements of Lithuania. The name of the city is most proba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabaudia
Sabaudia is a coastal town on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the province of Latina, Lazio, in central Italy. Sabaudia's centre is characterised by several examples of Fascist architecture, as it was one of several towns built in the 1930s built on land reclaimed from swamps and wetlands under projects by Mussolini. Villa Volpi, a neoclassical seaside villa built in 1952 for Countess Nathalie Volpi of Misurata, is located on the sand dunes of Sabaudia. History In ancient Roman times, the extensive Villa of Domitian was built nearby and embellished by the emperor. Some of its remains have been excavated. Sabaudia is one of several towns built on the reclaimed marshland of the ancient Pontine Marshes (). This marsh was drained under orders from Benito Mussolini. Vast tracts of malaria-infested swamp were drained by workers transported from poor areas of northern Italy, leaving the coastal area south of Rome with rich farmland. These towns were built so that the fascist regime could d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littoria
Latina () is the capital of the province of Latina, in the Lazio region, in Central Italy. As of 2024, the city has 127,486 inhabitants and is the second-largest city of the region, after the national capital Rome.It is one of the youngest cities in Italy, being founded as Littoria in 1932 under the fascist administration, when the area surrounding it which had been a swamp since antiquity was drained. History Although the area was first settled by the Latins, the modern city was founded by Benito Mussolini on 30 June 1932 as Littoria, named for the fascio littorio. The city was inaugurated on 18 December of the same year. Littoria was populated with settlers coming mainly from Friuli and Veneto, who formed the so-called Venetian- Pontine community (today surviving only in some peripheral boroughs). The edifices and the monuments, mainly in rationalist style, were designed by famous architects and artists such as Marcello Piacentini, Angiolo Mazzoni and Duilio Cambellotti. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
