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Alban
Alban may refer to: *Alban (surname) *Alban (given name) *Alban people, Latin people from the city of Alba Longa. *Things or people from or related to Alba (Gaelic for 'Scotland') *Alban wine, a wine of Ancient Rome from Colli Albani *Alban Vineyards, California wine produced by vintner John Alban *An alternative name used in Spain for wines made from the Palomino (grape) *A minor Kazakh Jüz "horde", numbering ca. 100,000 Places * Alban hills of Rome, Italy ( also known as Colli Albania ) *Alban, Tarn, France *Alban, Wisconsin, US, a town *Alban (community), Wisconsin, US, an unincorporated community * Alban, Ontario, Canada *Albán, Colombia *Albán, Cundinamarca, Colombia * Yr Alban, Welsh for Scotland See also *Albany (other) *Albania (other) *Albanian (other) *Saint-Alban (other) *St. Albans (other) *St Albans railway station (other) *St. Albans School (other) __NOTOC__ St. Albans School may refer to: Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban Vineyards
Alban Vineyards is a California wine estate producing various Rhône style blends and varietal wines. The winery is located in Edna Valley, near Arroyo Grande in the southern corner of San Luis Obispo County. History Starting in 1985, John Alban planted grapes for other people until he bought an estate in 1989. With a focus on creating wines made from Rhône Valley varietals, Alban came to be a pioneer of the Rhone Rangers movement, and is considered one of the most influential American Rhone producers. On beginning to grow Viognier, Alban stated "I almost single-handedly doubled the world's acreage," referring to a time when its cultivation was reduced to in two areas of the Rhône Valley, Condrieu and Château-Grillet. Alban's work, along with that of Josh Jensen of Calera Wine Company in San Benito County, helped to significantly expand plantings of Viognier in California at a time when the variety was near extinction.O. Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 276-281 Harc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban (community), Wisconsin
Alban is an unincorporated community in the town of Alban in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Geography Alban is located in central Wisconsin approximately one-half mile east of Rosholt and approximately three and a half miles northwest of Peru. (Lat: 44° 37' 39.7", Lon: -89° 17' 03.9"). Located at the intersection of State Road 66 and County Road A, the community is the central location of the town government. History Alban was named after Colonel James S. Alban, who was a Portage County attorney, but died in combat during the Civil War. The original Alban was actually south of Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ... in the town of New Hope. It was moved to its present-day location when it acquired its own Post Office. The Alban Post Office was absor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban People
The Albans were Latins from the ancient city of Alba Longa, southeast of Rome. Some of Rome's prominent patrician families such as the Julii, Servilii, Quinctii, Geganii, Curiatii and Cloelii were of Alban descent. Origins According to Roman mythology, Ascanius, son of Trojan War hero Aeneas, founded the Alban tribe when he settled in Alba Longa around 1152 BC. Literary sources suggest the city’s name is derived from the white (''alba'') sow Aeneas saw when arriving in Latium. Based on limited archaeological evidence, experts say the Alban tribe inhabited the long ridge between the modern-day Lake Albano and Monte Cavo. Power in Latium At its height, the Albans and the city of Alba Longa exerted great power and influence over Latium. In particular, literary sources such as Pliny the Elder’s '' Historia Naturalis'' state that Alba Longa headed a league of city-states in Latium, possibly called ''Prisci Latini''. Most of these sources tend to vary regarding the political st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingdom of Scotland of the late Middle Ages following the absorption of Strathclyde and English-speaking Lothian in the 12th century. It is cognate with the Irish term ' (gen. ', dat. ') and the Manx term ', the two other Goidelic Insular Celtic languages, as well as contemporary words used in Cornish (') and Welsh ('), both of which are Brythonic Insular Celtic languages. The third surviving Brythonic language, Breton, instead uses ', meaning 'country of the Scots'. In the past, these terms were names for Great Britain as a whole, related to the Brythonic name Albion. Etymology The term first appears in classical texts as ' or ' (in Ptolemy's writings in Greek), and later as ' in Latin documents. Historically, the term refers to Britain as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian (other)
Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: ** Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country *Pertaining to other places: **Albania (other) **Albany (other) **St Albans (other) *Albanian cattle *Albanian horse *''The Albanian'', a 2010 German-Albanian film See also * *Olbanian language Padonkaffsky jargon (russian: язык падонкафф, ''yazyk padonkaff'') or Olbanian (, ''olbanskiy'') is a cant language developed by a subculture of Runet called padonki (russian: падонки). It started as an Internet slang languag ... * Albani people * Albaniana (other) * Alba (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban Hills
The Alban Hills ( it, Colli Albani) are the caldera remains of a quiescent volcanic complex in Italy, located southeast of Rome and about north of Anzio. The high Monte Cavo forms a highly visible peak the centre of the caldera, but the highest point is Maschio delle Faete approximately to the east of Cavo and taller. There are subsidiary calderas along the rim of the Alban Hills that contain the lakes Albano and Nemi. The hills are composed of peperino (lapis albanus), a variety of tuff that is useful for construction and provides a mineral-rich substrate for nearby vineyards. History The hills, especially around the shores of the lakes, have been popular since prehistoric times. From the 9th to 7th century BC, there were numerous villages (see the legendary Alba Longa and Tusculum). The area was inhabited by the Latini during the 5th to 3rd centuries BC. The ancient Romans called the hill Albanus Mons. On the summit was the sanctuary of Jupiter Latiari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albán, Cundinamarca
Albán is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Veredas The municipality is divided into 14 veredas. * Centro * Chavarro * Chimbe * El Entable * Garbanzal * Guayacundo Alto * Guayacundo Bajo * Java * Las Marías * Los Alpes * Namay Alto * Namay Bajo * Pantanillo * San Rafael External links Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Alban (other)
Saint-Alban is a French place-name that may refer to: France Ain * Saint-Alban, Ain, France Ardèche * Saint-Alban-Auriolles, Ardèche *Saint-Alban-d'Ay, Ardèche *Saint-Alban-en-Montagne, Ardèche * Saint-Alban-sous-Sampzon, former commune of Ardèche Côtes-d'Armor *Saint-Alban, Côtes-d'Armor, France Haute-Garonne *Saint-Alban, Haute-Garonne, France Isère *Saint-Alban-de-Roche, Isère *Saint-Alban-du-Rhône, Isère Loire * Saint-Alban-les-Eaux, Loire Lozère *Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, Lozère Savoie * Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, Savoie * Saint-Alban-des-Hurtières, Savoie *Saint-Alban-des-Villards, Savoie * Saint-Alban-Leysse, Savoie Canada *Saint-Alban, Quebec, Canada See also * Alban (other) *St. Albans (other) St Albans or Saint Albans (including variations in punctuation) is a placename in several countries, ultimately derived from the name of Saint Alban. St. Albans or Saint Albans can refer to: Populated places Australia *St Albans, Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania (other)
Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. Albania may also refer to: Places * Albania (placename) Territories related to present-day Albania * Kingdom of Albania (medieval), Albanian-Angevin kingdom established in 1272 * Venetian Albania, Venetian possessions in southern the coastal area of what is now northern Albania and the coast of Montenegro * Sanjak of Albania, a subdivision of the Rumelia Eyalet of Ottoman Empire in period 1385–1466 * Albanian Vilayet, a vilayet of the Ottoman Empire projected in 1912 in the western Balkan Peninsula * Independent Albania, former unrecognized country established in 1912 comprising the territories of Kosovo Vilayet, Monastir Vilayet, Shkodër Vilayet and Janina Vilayet * Republic of Central Albania, a short-lived unrecognized state established on October 16, 1913, with its administrative centre in Durrës, today in Albania * Principality of Albania, 1913–25, locally called a kingdom * Albanian Republic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany (other)
Albany, derived from the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to: *Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name *Albany, Western Australia, port city in the Great Southern Albany may also refer to: Arts and music * "Albany" (1981), a German language schlager by the British singer Roger Whittaker * Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London, England Organizations and institutions England * Albany Academy, Chorley * Hornchurch High School, London, formerly The Albany School United States Georgia * Albany Movement, desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in 1961 * Albany State University, Albany New York * Albany Great Danes, the athletic program of the University at Albany * Albany Records, a record label in Albany * Albany Symphony Orchestra * University at Albany, SUNY People * Albany Leon Bigard, better known as Barney Bigard, a jazz musician * Duke of Albany, a Scottish, and later, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
