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Coverciano, Florence
Coverciano () is a city ''quartiere'' in the southeastern part of Florence, Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. It is best known for the two parish churches (the church of Santa Maria in Coverciano and the church dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena), the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano of the FIGC The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ..., the Museo del Calcio, the headquarters of the Italian Referees Association section of Florence and the sports judge of Florence. References Districts of Florence {{Florence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighbourhoods, in some annoying, inchoate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa Di Santa Maria A Coverciano
Chiesa (Italian, 'church') may refer to: People with the surname *Andrea Chiesa (born 1966), Swiss Formula One racer *Anthony della Chiesa (1394–1459), Italian Dominican friar *Bruno della Chiesa (born 1962), European linguist * Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920-1982), Italian military leader *Deborah Chiesa (born 1996), Italian tennis player *Enrico Chiesa (born 1970), Italian footballer **Federico Chiesa (born 1997), Italian footballer, son of Enrico Chiesa *Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922), Italian bishop, became Pope Benedict XV *Giulietto Chiesa (1940-2020), Italian journalist and politician *Giulio Chiesa (1928-2010), Italian pole vaulter *Gordon Chiesa, American basketball coach *Guido Chiesa (born 1959), Italian director and screenwriter *Jeffrey S. Chiesa (born 1965), U.S. Senator; American lawyer; former Attorney General of New Jersey *Laura Chiesa (born 1971), Italian fencer *Mario Chiesa (politician) (born c1938), Italian politician *Michael Chiesa (born 1987), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Tecnico Federale Di Coverciano
''Il Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano'', is the central training ground and technical headquarters of the Italian Football Federation, located in the Coverciano ''quartiere'' of Florence, Italy. History The Center was founded by Luigi Ridolfi and Dante Berretti and designed by architects Francesco Tiezzi and Arnaldo Innocenti. The decision to build the Center in Coverciano was decided on 29 March 1952 (resolution of the Federal Council of 8 May 1951), the date of which the land was purchased by the FIGC. Just over a year later, construction work began, and was completed in October 1957. The official inauguration of the Center was on 6 November 1958, in the presence of the then-president of the FIGC, Bruno Zauli. Prior to its construction, the FIGC's technical sector (''settore tecnico'') was headquartered in Rome with the other departments. Facilities The Center is known as the ''Casa degli azzurri'' (House of the national teams) as it is the primary training ground for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIGC
The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It organises the Italian football league and Coppa Italia. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), women's, and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to the federation. History The Federation was established in Turin on 26 March 1898 as the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), on the initiative of a Constituent Assembly established on 15 March by Enrico D'Ovidio. Mario Vicary was elected the first official president of the FIF on 26 March. When, in 1909, it was suggested to change the Federation's name at an annual board elections held in Milan, the few teams attending, representing less than 50% of the active clubs, decided to send a postcard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museo Del Calcio
The ''Museo del Calcio'' is a sports museum dedicated to the history of the Italy national football team, located in a building of the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano in the Coverciano ''quartiere'' of Florence, Italy. The museum, which is part of the Fondazione Museo del Calcio, is a center of historical documentation of football in Italy. The museum displays numerous memorabilia of the Italian Football Federation since 1934 (balls, medals, shoes, cups, sweaters, etc.), as well as a digital information center with an archive of photographs and videos. History The museum was idealized around the time of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, as part of the expansion of the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, on the initiative of Fino Fini, president of the Fondazione Museo del Calcio. Ten years later, on 22 May 2000, the museum was inaugurated, in the presence of the then- Minister for Cultural Heritage, Giovanna Melandri, and other federal and civil authorities. Exhibitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
