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Albizzate
Albizzate is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is served by Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station. Origins of the Name Coming from the Latin name of ''Arvidius'' (from ''Arvius''), followed by the suffix -''ate''. Less likely, the name is believed to be connected to the presence of a castle that belonged to the family Albizzi. Notable people * Stefano Chiodaroli (1964), actor * Lucia Bosetti Lucia Bosetti (born 9 July 1989, Tradate) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italy women's national volleyball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of Giuseppe Bosetti, former coach of ... (1989), volleyball player References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Varese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albizzate-Solbiate Arno Railway Station
Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Porto Ceresio–Milan railway, it serves the municipalities of Albizzate and Solbiate Arno. Services The station is served by the line S5 of Milan suburban railway network, operated by the lombard railway company Trenord. See also * Milan suburban railway network The Milan S Lines constitute the commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy. The system comprises 11 lines serving 124 stations, for a total length of 403 km. There are 415 trains per day with a daily ridership of a ... References External links Railway stations in Lombardy Milan S Lines stations Railway stations opened in 1865 {{Italy-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Chiodaroli
Stefano Chiodaroli (born 15 December 1964) is an Italian actor and stand-up comedian. Career Early life Born in Albizzate, Varese into a family of workers, before focusing on his career as an entertainer Chiodaroli did several jobs including milling machine operator, lathe operator, agent of trade and warehouseman. An expert in Fire breathing and a street acrobat, after acting in some amateur companies, he made his professional debut in 1983 with the comedy ensemble ''Triopastello''. Graduated in 1990 at the School of Theatre Mimodramma, he participate in theater festivals in Arkhangelsk in Russia e in Lepujenvelaj in France. In 1995 he started working on stage as a playwright and later as an actor joining the short-lived trio "Gli Ottomani". The baker and the success In 1998 Chiodaroli created the comic caricature of a short-tempered baker, a character that allowed him to access to some major Italian television variety shows such as '' Zelig'' (Canale 5), ''Convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Over a fifth of the Italian gross domestic product (GDP) is produced in the region. The Lombardy region is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the Po river, and includes Milan, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and among the largest in the European Union (EU). Of the fifty-eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, eleven are in Lombardy. Virgil, Pliny the Elder, Ambrose, Gerolamo Cardano, Caravaggio, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Stradivari, Cesare Beccaria, Alessandro Volta and Alessandro Manzoni; and popes Pope John XXIII, John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, Paul VI originated in the area of modern-day Lombardy region. Etymology The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Varese
The province of Varese ( it, provincia di Varese) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of the AgustaWestland, the company merged into Leonardo S.p.A., Leonardo since 2016, the world's largest producer of helicopters, is based in Samarate, a ''comune'' of the province. As of 2015, it has a population of 889,410 inhabitants over an area of . History In Roman times, the fortified settlements of Castelseprio (archaeological park), Castelseprio and the port of Angera were of high importance in the region. The Visconti of Milan, House of Visconti conquered the region in the 13th century and completely destroyed Castelseprio. The House of Visconti used the land for agricultural purposes and as part of the territories of Milan. During this Visconti rule, Varese became prosperous due to high levels of trade in the region bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also have the title of ('city'). Formed ''praeter legem'' according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities, the is provided for by art. 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into ''frazioni'', which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''comune'' is officially called a ''commune'' in French. Overview The provides essential public services: registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a '' Polizia Comunale'' (communal police), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (general regulator plan), a document ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia Bosetti
Lucia Bosetti (born 9 July 1989, Tradate) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italy women's national volleyball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of Giuseppe Bosetti, former coach of Italy's volleyball female national team, and Franca Bardelli, who played 93 times for the latter; her sister Caterina also played for Italy's national team. She is tall. Awards Club * 2009–10 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Volley Bergamo * 2010–11 Italian League - Champion, with Volley Bergamo * 2013 Italian Supercup - Champions, with River Volley * 2012-13 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champions, with River Volley * 2012–13 Italian League - Champion, with River Volley * 2013-14 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champions, with River Volley * 2013–14 Italian League - Champion, with River Volley * 2014-2015 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig * 2014–15 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Fene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
