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Castel San Giovanni
Castel San Giovanni ( Piacentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The origins of the town are probably related to an ancient ''pieve'' called ''Olubra'' and a fortress called ''Castellus Milonus'', which preceded the construction of a new castle by Alberto Scoto in 1290 (now also disappeared). After a period under the Dal Verme family of lords-condottieri, it became part of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in 1485. Main sights * The ''Collegiata'' (14th century), with Baroque portals and a 1496 crucifix by Giacomo del Maino and his son Giovanni Angelo. * Church of ''San Giovanni Battista'' (12th century) * '' Villa Braghieri-Albesani'' (18th century), with several frescoed rooms. Famous people * Agostino Casaroli, Catholic cardinal * Pippo Santonastaso, Italian actor International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Castel San Giovanni is twinned with: * Slunj, Croatia * Dunellen, New Jersey, USA The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelsangiovanni Stazione Ferr Lato Strada
Castel San Giovanni (Emilian language#Dialects, Piacentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The origins of the town are probably related to an ancient ''pieve'' called ''Olubra'' and a fortress called ''Castellus Milonus'', which preceded the construction of a new castle by Alberto Scoto in 1290 (now also disappeared). After a period under the Dal Verme family of lords-condottieri, it became part of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in 1485. Main sights * The ''Collegiata'' (14th century), with Baroque portals and a 1496 crucifix by Giacomo del Maino and his son Giovanni Angelo Del Maino, Giovanni Angelo. * Church of ''San Giovanni Battista'' (12th century) * ''Villa Braghieri-Albesani, Castel San Giovanni, Villa Braghieri-Albesani'' (18th century), with several frescoed rooms. Famous people * Agostino Casaroli, Catholic cardinal * Pippo Santonastaso, Italian actor International relations Twin towns — Sister cities C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia-Romagna
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Giacomo Del Maino
Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob. People * Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name Other uses * Giacomo (horse) Giacomo (foaled February 16, 2002 in Kentucky) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2005 Kentucky Derby at 50–1 odds. Background The gray stallion is owned by his breeder, Jerry Moss, who may be better known for co-foun ..., a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby * ''Giácomo'' (film) (1939), Argentine film written by Armando Discépolo * United Office Building, also known as ''Giacomo'', a skyscraper in Niagara Falls, New York {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Zagreb , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Croatian , languages_type = Writing system , languages = Latin , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2021 , religion = , religion_year = 2021 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Zoran Milanović , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Andrej Plenković , leader_title3 = Speaker of Parliament , leader_name3 = Gordan Jandroković , legislature = Sabor , sovereignty_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slunj
Slunj ( Hungarian ''Szluin'', old German ''Sluin'', Latin ''Slovin'', archaic Croatian ''Slovin grad'') is a town in the mountainous part of Central Croatia, located along the important North-South route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and Plitvice Lakes National Park, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica. Slunj has a population of 1,674, with a total of 5,076 people in the municipality (2011) and is the cultural and social center of the region of Kordun in the vicinity to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administratively, the town is part of Karlovac County. Slunj is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as part of the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. History An old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Turks, ''Slovin'' was first mentioned in the 12th century. The old fort was property of the Frankopan (Hungarian ''Frangepán'') family since the 15th century, joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Towns And Sister Cities
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradeship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippo Santonastaso
Pippo Santonastaso (born 25 May 1936) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Santonastaso created an original comic duo with his younger brother Mario (1937 – 8 January 2021 ), performing successfully in their region and soon also on television, in several variety shows. Following his television success, in the second half of the 1970s he started a parallel career of |
Agostino Casaroli
Agostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was the most important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council. Biography Casaroli was born in Castel San Giovanni in the province of Piacenza, Italy, to a family of humble roots. His father was a tailor in Piacenza. He was educated at the Collegio Alberoni in Piacenza the Episcopal Seminary of Bedonia, Piacenza, the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome where he earned a doctorate in canon law, and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Early career He was ordained to the priesthood on 27 May 1937 in Piacenza. He studied in Rome from 1937 to 1939. Beginning in 1940 he served in the Vatican Secretariat of State while also participating in pastoral ministry in the diocese of Rome from 1943. He was named Privy Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Braghieri-Albesani, Castel San Giovanni
Villa Braghieri or Villa Braghieri-Albesani is a Baroque architecture style rural palace, located on the Via Emilia Piacentina, in the town of Castel San Giovanni, near Piacenza, Region of Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ..., Italy. The villa was begun during the late 17th century by Count Daniele Chiapponi, but construction continued till the end of the 18th century. Part of the designs were directed by Carlo Scotti, nephew of the Marquise Teodora Chiapponi. In 1809, the villa became property of the land-owning Albesani family. By 1905, the villa was bought by the Braghieri family. Carlo Braghieri, a prominent lawyer, willed the property by 1971 to the ''Ente Comunale di Assistenza'' of Castel San Giovanni, and it 1996, it became property of the comune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Angelo Del Maino
Giovanni Angelo Del Maino (active in Pavia and the duchy of Milan The Duchy of Milan ( it, Ducato di Milano; lmo, Ducaa de Milan) was a state in northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had been ruling the city sin ... 1496–1536; possibly born in Milan, c. 1475; date of death unknown) was an Italian sculptor in wood. 1475 births Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian woodcarvers Year of death unknown {{Italy-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Parma And Piacenza
The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza ( it, Ducato di Parma e Piacenza, la, Ducatus Parmae et Placentiae), was an Italian state created in 1545 and located in northern Italy, in the current region of Emilia-Romagna. Originally a realm of the Farnese family after Pope Paul III made it a hereditary duchy for his son, Pier Luigi Farnese, it was ruled by the dynasty until 1731, when the last duke, Antonio Farnese, died without direct heirs. It was invaded by Napoleon and annexed by France, having its sovereignty restored in 1814 after Napoleon’s defeat. Napoleon's wife, Marie Louise (''Maria Luigia''), then ruled as its duchess until her death. Parma was restored to Bourbon rule in 1847, and in 1859, the duchy was formally abolished as it was integrated into the new Italian state. History The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from parts of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, which had been conquered by the Papal States in 1512. These territories, centered on the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Piacenza
The province of Piacenza ( it, provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a population density of 111.38 inhabitants per square kilometre. The city Piacenza has a population of 102,269, as of 2015. The provincial president is Patrizia Barbieri and it contains 48 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''). The province dates back to its founding by the Romans in 218 BCE. History Piacenza was founded by the Romans for military purposes in 218 BCE. It was conquered by Carthaginian Hasdrubal II in 207 BCE and the city was sacked in 200 BCE by the Gauls. A key city in the region, it was destroyed by barbarians but the town was rebuilt under the rule of bishops in the 10th century. By the 12th century, the city was a free ''comune'' and it later fought against Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor as part of the Lombard League. In the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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