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Castle Of Castellano
The Castle of Castellano (Italian: ''Castello di Castellano'', german: Schloss Kastellein) is a manor house built around 1000, in the village of Castellano, in the municipality of Villa Lagarina, in Trentino. It is one of the most famous castles of Vallagarina, offering a panorama of the entire valley. Owned by numerous noble families, of which the most important was the Lodron, it was later transformed into an Austrian-Hungarian fortress in World War I. It once housed frescoes, now preserved in the Civic Museum of Rovereto. Notes {{Authority control Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century Castellano Castellano may refer to: * Castilian (other) (Spanish: ''castellano'') ** Castile (historical region) Castile or Castille (; ) is a territory of imprecise limits located in Spain. The invention of the concept of Castile relies on the ... Museums in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Historic house museums in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castellano, Trentino
Castellano (german: Kastellein) is a little village which is a frazione of the municipality of Villa Lagarina in Trentino. It was the most important village of the Feudo of Castellano and during the Austria-Hungary period was the site of the Comune di Castellano, abolished in 1929. It is famous for its ancient castle (Castle of Castellano) which became very important under the Lodron and in World War I because it became an Austrian fortress. Not far from there is a little Lake, Lago di Cei, which was very much loved by Elisabeth of Bavaria Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was .... Gallery File:CastelloOld.jpg, The Castle of Castellano (Early 1900) Frazioni of Trentino {{Italy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelnuovo (family)
Castelnuovo or Castel Nuovo (Italian for 'new castle/fortress') may refer to : Places and jurisdictions In Italy ''Comuni'' (communes or municipalities): * Castelnuovo, Trentino, Province of Trento *Castelnuovo Belbo, Province of Asti * Castelnuovo Berardenga, Province of Siena *Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda, Province of Lodi * Castelnuovo Bormida, Province of Alessandria *Castelnuovo Bozzente, Province of Como * Castelnuovo Calcea, Province of Asti *Castelnuovo Cilento, Province of Salerno * Castelnuovo del Garda, Province of Verona *Castelnuovo della Daunia, Province of Foggia *Castelnuovo di Ceva, Province of Cuneo *Castelnuovo di Conza, Province of Salerno * Castelnuovo di Farfa, Province of Rieti * Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Province of Lucca * Castelnuovo di Porto, Province of Rome * Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Province of Pisa * Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Province of Asti *Castelnuovo Magra, Province of La Spezia *Castelnuovo Nigra, Province of Turin *Castelnuovo Parano, Provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Lagarina
Villa Lagarina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino, northern Italy, located about southwest of Trento. Villa Lagarina borders the following municipalities: Cavedine, Cimone, Arco, Drena, Pomarolo, Ronzo-Chienis, Isera, Rovereto and Nogaredo. Sights include the Lago di Cei and the Castle of Castellano and also the Castle of Noarna (also known as New Castle) Twin towns * Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, since 2007 * Stockstadt am Rhein, Germany * Colonia Manuel Gonzalez Colonia may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group *Colonia (Autopsia album), ''Colonia'' (Autopsia album), 2002 *Colonia (A Camp album), ''Colonia'' (A Camp album), 2009 *Colonia (film), ''Colonia ... Mexico References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region under the constitution. The province is composed of 166 ''comuni'' (municipalities). Its capital is the city of Trento (Trent). The province covers an area of more than , with a total population of 541,098 in 2019. Trentino is renowned for its mountains, such as the Dolomites, which are part of the Alps. Etymology The province is generally known as "Trentino". The name derives from Trento, the capital city of the province. Originally, the term was used by the local population only to refer to the city and its immediate surroundings. Under former Austrian rule, which began in the 19th century (previously, Trentino was governed by the local bishop), the common German name for the region was ''Welschtirol'' () or ''Welschsüdtirol'' (‘It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallagarina
Lagarina Valley ( it, Vallagarina, german: Lagertal) is a valley in northern Italy, used to define the lower mountain course of the Adige River. It is mostly included in the province of Trentino, with the lower section being part of the province of Verona. The largest town is Rovereto. Geography The upper limit of the valley is generally set at the so-called "Murazzi", north to Besenello and about south to Trento. Above this it is known as Val d'Adige. The lower limit is the entrance in the Padan Plain, near the ''Chiusa di Ceraino''. As with the Val d'Adige, the Vallagarina is of glacial origin. Orographically, it separates the Brescian and Gardesane Prealps to the west from the Venetian prealps to the east. History The valley is home to several forts built by the Austrian Empire in the 19th century and older castles, such as Castle of Avio which dates to the 11th century. In the locality Lavini di Marco, near Rovereto, are several dinosaur footprints attributed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovereto
Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier between the bishopric of Trento – an independent state until 1797 – and the republic of Venice, and later between Austrian Tyrol and Italy. In the Middle Ages it was known by its German toponyms ''Rofreit'' and ''Rovereith''. This town started to be populated with inhabitants of the prehistory with traces that were found where today are the oldest ways which belong to the actual main historical centre, around via della Terra. The town has a complexity of plans which are printed in various developments, as if it could have different directions to evolve an ideal, brought towards its completeness in the 15th century, from the model of Siena – the leaf of the crown and the classic Athens reference of the foxil Nautilus. Some of the trace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
