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Casatenovo
Casatenovo (Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. , it had a population of about 12,700. Casatenovo borders the following municipalities: Besana in Brianza, Camparada, Correzzana, Lesmo, Lomagna, Missaglia, Monticello Brianza, Usmate Velate. History First mentioned in 867 AD, the village probably developed starting from the late 10th to early 11th centuries around the castle of the Casati family. Casatenovo took advantage of the economic and industrial boom of the Brianza area starting from the 19th century. It is now an important and rich center in the food production sector, including companies as Galbusera and Vismara. Main sights *Parish church of ''San Giorgio''. It was established in the 13th century, but its current appearance dates from 1635. *Church of ''Santa Margherita'', rebuilt in 1462. It houses frescoes in late-Gothic Lombard style. *The sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Lecco
The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco. As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into Comuni of the Province of Lecco, 85 ''comuni'' (municipalities). History The Province of Lecco was established by the President of the Republic in Decree No. 250 of 6 March 1992. Elections for the appointment of the first President of the Province of Lecco were held on 23 April 1995 (1st round) and 7 May 1995 (runoff). The proclamation of the 1st President, Mario Anghileri, occurred on 9 May 1995. Geography The Province of Lecco is situated in northern central Italy. It is bordered to the north and west by the Province of Como, to the east and north with the Province of Sondrio, to the east by the Province of Bergamo, and to the south with the Province of Monza and Brianza. The province of Lecco has an area of only , with some located ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Sala
Sergio "Gigi" Sala (born 11 January 1958 in Casatenovo) is an Italian former semi-professional footballer and climber. Football career Sergio started his playing career at San Giorgio, a club based in Casatenovo. He played as a centre back (stopper). In 1980, when he was 22, he was noticed and recruited by the club Associazione Sportiva Sant'Angelo. He played two seasons with them and then began to get noticed by bigger clubs such as Atalanta, A.C. Monza and Como. However, during one of his last matches with A.S. Sant'Angelo, he broke his meniscus, forcing him to retire from football. Climbing career After Sala's retirement, he became a climber. He was the first person to reach the summit of the mount Resegone in 1985 and the summit of the Grigna in 1988. In both these occasions he reached the summit using only his hands and without any protections. After these achievements he became very famous in the Brianza region. From 1984 to 2013 he was one of the alpine guides of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missaglia
Missaglia (Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italy, Italian Lombardy region, located at the centre of the area known as the Meratese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,805. The comune, which covers an area of , contains the ''frazione, frazioni'' (subdivisions, often villages or hamlets): * Contra * Lomaniga * Maresso * Missagliola Missaglia borders the following comuni: * Casatenovo * Lomagna * Montevecchia * Monticello Brianza * Osnago * Perego, Lecco, Perego * Sirtori * Viganò Twin towns Missaglia is town twinning, twinned with: * La Roche-Posay, France Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lombardy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianza
Brianza (, , lmo, label=Brianzöö dialect, Briànsa) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from the Canzo area, North of Monza (approximately 14 km from Milan), to the Seveso River on the West and to the Adda River on the East. The southern and western parts are mostly flat, while the northern and eastern parts are mountainous. Brianza encompasses a part of the administrative area of the Province of Monza and Brianza, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Lecco, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Como and some municipalities of the administrative area of the province of Milan bordering the Province of Monza and Brianza. The main language spoken in this area is Italian and to a lesser extent a dialect of the Lombard language. Brianza is densely populated, with approximately 1.372 inhabitants/k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Gillespie
Carolina Gillespie (born 29 May 1993) is an Italian pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a .... She competed with Luca Demattè from 2010 to 2012. They announced the end of their partnership in April 2012. Programs With Demattè With Aggiano Competitive highlights With Demattè With Aggiano References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, Carolina Italian female pair skaters 1993 births Living people Figure skaters from Milan 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; lmo, label=Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end. The lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan. There are four bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the Azzone Visconti Bridge (1336–1338), the Kennedy Bridge (1956), the Alessandro Manzoni Bridge (1985), and a railroad bridge. Lecco was also Alpine Town of the Year in 2013. Elevated to province by decree of the President of the Republic of March 6, 1992, Lecco obtained the title of city on June 22, 1848. Known for being the place where the writer Alessandro Manzoni set "The Betrothed", the city is located in one of the vertexes of the Larian Triangl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camparada
Camparada is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Camparada borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Usmate Velate, Lesmo, Arcore. References {{Lombardy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correzzana
Correzzana (Milanese: Corresan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Correzzana borders the following municipalities: Besana in Brianza, Casatenovo, Triuggio, Lesmo Lesmo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Lesmo borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Triuggio, Correzzana, Camparada, Arcore, Macherio, .... References External linksOfficial website {{Lombardy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesmo
Lesmo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Lesmo borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Triuggio, Correzzana, Camparada, Arcore, Macherio, Biassono Biassono ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Biassono borders the following municipalities: Lesmo, Arcore, Macherio, Lissone, Monza .... References The town is currently administered by Lesmo Amica with Roberto Antonioli as mayor and Marco Fumagalli as vice mayor. External links www.lesmo.org {{Lombardy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomagna
Lomagna ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. Lomagna borders the following municipalities: Carnate, Casatenovo, Missaglia, Osnago, Usmate Velate Usmate Velate (Oeus) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Usmate Velate borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Lomagna, Camparada, Carnate .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lecco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usmate Velate
Usmate Velate (Oeus) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Usmate Velate borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Lomagna, Camparada, Carnate, Arcore, Vimercate. It is served by Carnate-Usmate railway station Carnate-Usmate railway station is a railway station in Italy. It is located at the cross of the Lecco–Milan railway with the Seregno–Bergamo railway. It serves the municipalities of Carnate and Usmate Velate. Services Carnate-Usmate is served .... Usmate Velate was once knows as Osio, reason for which its Milanese dialect name is Oeus. References External links * {{Lombardy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pair Skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating as compared with independent Single Skating".S&P/ID 2021, p. 109 The ISU also states that a pairs team consists of "one Woman and one Man". Pair skating, along with men's and women's single skating, has been an Olympic discipline since figure skating, the oldest Winter Olympic sport, was introduced at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The ISU World Figure Skating Championships introduced pair skating in 1908. Like the other disciplines, pair skating competitions consist of two segments, the short program and the free skating program. There are seven required elements in the short program, which lasts two minutes and 40 seconds for both junior and senior pair teams. Free skating for pairs "consists of a well balanced program composed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
