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Bisenzio (other)
Bisenzio may refer to: * the Italian name of Ancient Visentium (also spelled Bisentium), already an Etruscan city ** the first name (and see?) of the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio (also known as Castrum in Tuscia, or just Castro) * Bisenzio (river) The Bisenzio is a 49-kilometer-long river in the municipality of Cantagallo. It flows into the Arno river in Signa (Florence). It flows through the city of Prato and the Santa Lucia weir and the hydroelectric dam in Madonna della Tosse. Route T ..., a Tuscan tributary of the Arno * Bisenzio, a ''frazione'' of Lavenone, Lombardy, Italy {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visentium
Visentium (also spelled Bisentium, Italian ''Bisenzio'') was the Latin name of one of the minor Etruscan cities. It was a boundary settlement on the southwestern shore of the Lago di Bolsena and was settled from the Final Bronze Age until the Archaic period. The Etruscan name for Visentium was Vesnth, or Vishnth. It was called Visentium after the settlement was conquered by the Romans in 280 B.C. During the Classical period, it fell under the orbit of the city of Tarquinia. The artifacts such as urns and other grave goods excavated from its various necropoleis are said to indicate its importance during the Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ... and the Orientalizing period. These provided insights on the settlers' dwellings and perishable belongings, which au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Castro Del Lazio
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio was a residential bishopric from 600 to 1649 and is now a Latin Catholic titular see under the shortened name Castro. ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Castro" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 863 History The bishopric was founded in 600 AD under the name Bisenzio (Latin Bisentium), the Italianized ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisenzio (river)
The Bisenzio is a 49-kilometer-long river in the municipality of Cantagallo. It flows into the Arno river in Signa (Florence). It flows through the city of Prato and the Santa Lucia weir and the hydroelectric dam in Madonna della Tosse. Route The river is a tributary of the Arno arising from the southern side of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Its source is generally located at the confluence of the Trogola and Bacuccio. The length of its path reaches 49 km. The upper basin is surrounded by many mountains and is surrounded by lower peaks on the east, bordering the Sieve and the upper area of Prato Marinella. It flows to the lowland continuing towards Florence, passing through San Piero a Ponti village until it flows into the river Arno by the Pass of Ponte a Signa, after travelling 29 km in the plains. The current route of the river seems to date back to the ninth century and is characterized by a sharp turn to the south that leads the river to flow near the southern edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |