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Val Di Nievole
Valdinievole or Val di Nievole (; "Valley of the Nievole (River)") is an area in the south-western part of the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. Geography The area is made up of 11 comuni: Buggiano, Chiesina Uzzanese, Larciano, Lamporecchio, Massa e Cozzile, Monsummano Terme, Montecatini Terme, Pescia, Pieve a Nievole, Ponte Buggianese, and Uzzano, and has a population of almost 120,000. Parts of the comuni of Altopascio, Montecarlo, Marliana, and Serravalle Pistoiese are as well geographically part of the valley. The main settlements are Montecatini and Monsummano, greatly developed in the last part of the 20th century, besides Pescia, the historical capital, which has the only hospital and is the Catholic Bishop's seat. The name of the valley refers to the Nievole (''Nièvole'' , from Latin ''nebula'', that means fog), a river that flows in the eastern part of the valley, whose main river is however the Pescia Maggiore or Pescia di Pescia which, as the Pescia Minore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzzano
Uzzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. Uzzano borders the following municipalities: Buggiano, Chiesina Uzzanese, Pescia, Ponte Buggianese. History The origin of Uzzano's hilltop settlement dates to the Lombard period, though the first mention of it dates about 1000 AD, when its castle was in the possession of a noble family of Lucca, of Lombard lineage, who were ''signori'' of Uzzano and of Montichiari and Vivinaia. In 1202 the comune gained local autonomy, remaining nevertheless a dependency of Lucca. In the 14th century Uzzano, like other comuni of the Valdinievole, passed under the dominion of Florence, with which it was joined until the unification of Italy, when it was returned to the jurisdiction of Lucca, and the separated by the creation of the province of Pistoia (1928). In 1963, the southern section of Uzzano was separated to form the comune o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montalbano Mountains
Montalbano may refer to: People with the surname * Bartolomeo Montalbano, Italian Baroque musician * Giuseppe Montalbano (other) ** Giuseppe Montalbano (1895–1989), Italian politician ** Giuseppe Montalbano (1925–2021), Italian politician * James Montalbano, American typeface designer * Rose Montalbano, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Places * Montalbano Elicona, a ''comune'' (municipality) in Sicily, Italy * Montalbano Jonico, a ''comune'' (municipality) in Basilicata, Italy * Montalbano Mountains, a mountain chain in Valdinievole, Tuscany * A frazione of Firenzuola, Tuscany, Italy * A sub-region of the Chianti wine area in Tuscany, Italy Works of fiction * Salvo Montalbano, fictional Sicilian detective ** ''Inspector Montalbano'' (TV series), Italian show starring the fictional detective *** ''The Young Montalbano'', prequel to ''Inspector Montalbano'' TV series See also * Montalbán (surname) Montalbán or Montalban is a surname of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns such as ("mountain") or Greek (), but ''Apenninus'' is just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine mountains". The ending can vary also by gender depending on the noun modified. The Italian singular refers to one of the constituent chains rather than to a single mountain, and the Italian plural refers to multiple chains rather than to multiple mountains. are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending the length of peninsular Italy. In the northwest they join the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Florence
The province of Florence () was a Provinces of Italy, province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or ''comune'' of Florence was both the capital of the province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. It had an area of and a population of 1,012,180 as of 31 December 2014. The territory of the province was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. In 2015 the province was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Florence. Geography The Province of Florence was bordered by the Province of Bologna in the north, the Province of Ravenna and Province of Forlì-Cesena, Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the provinces of Province of Prato, Prato, Province of Pistoia, Pistoia, Province of Pisa, Pisa and Province of Lucca, Lucca in the west; the Province of Siena in the south and the Province of Arezzo in the east and southeast. Much of the province lied in the plain of the Arno river. Government List of presidents of the province of Florence See also * Metropolitan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arno
The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve. The river turns to the west near Arezzo passing through Florence, Empoli and Pisa, flowing into the Ligurian Sea at Marina di Pisa. With a length of , it is the largest river in the region. It has many tributaries: Sieve at long, Bisenzio at , Ombrone Pistoiese at , and the Era, Elsa, Pesa, and Pescia. The drainage basin amounts to more than and drains the waters of the following subbasins: *The Casentino, in the province of Arezzo, formed by the upper course of the river until its confluence with the Maestro della Chiana channel. *The Val di Chiana, a plain drained in the 18th century, which until then had been a marshy area tributary of the Tiber. *The upper Valdarno, a long valley bordered on the east by the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padule Di Fucecchio
Padule is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Cascia in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 601 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ... census of 2001 it had 45 inhabitants. References Frazioni of Cascia {{Umbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pescia Di Collodi
Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggested that the Lombards built the first settlement here on the river banks. The name of the city comes in fact from the Lombardic word ' (cognate to ' in German), meaning "river". Lucca occupied and destroyed Pescia during the 13th century, but the town was quickly rebuilt. During the entire Middle Ages Florence and Lucca contended for the city, as the latter was located on the border between the two republics. In 1339, after almost ten years of war, Florence occupied it. The economy of the town was founded on mulberry cultivation and silkworm breeding. Heavily struck by the Black Death, Pescia overcame the demographic and economic depression which had ensued only at the end of the 15th century. At the end of the 17th century, the grand-du ... [...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] |
Serravalle Pistoiese
Serravalle Pistoiese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. History The original settlement consisted of two cones, those of S. Maria and Nievole, the fortress was built by the New Lucchesi in 1302. Casttrum of talking in an old inventory of the assets of the town of Pistoia dated around 1380, this document is listed in the ''Castrum Serravallis cum walls turribus September muratis circumcirca et cum duabus januis''. Main sights *Church of ''San Michele Arcangelo''. It houses a 14th-century ''Miracle of St. Blaise'' and a triptych with ''Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints'' (1438), by Bartolomeo di Andrea Bocchi. *Barbarossa (Lombard) Tower *Church of ''Santo Stefano'' *Oratory of ''San Rocco e San Sebastiano'', with fragment of 14th-century fresco decoration *Church of St. Peter, in the ''frazione'' of Casalguidi. It houses some 16th-century paintin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marliana
Marliana is a municipality () in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about west of Pistoia. The church of St. Nicholas, known from 1373, houses two statuettes attributed to Benedetto Buglioni. Marliana borders the following municipalities: Massa e Cozzile, Montecatini Terme, Pescia, Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio, Serravalle Pistoiese Serravalle Pistoiese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. History The original settlement consisted of two cones, tho .... Twinning The municipality is a twin town of Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (Yvelines, France) since 2006 References Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Pistoia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
