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Floria (genus)
Floria may refer to: * Floria, a village in Crete, Greece * MS ''Floria'', a former Finnish ferry * Floria Capsali Floria Capsali (28 February 1900 – 29 June 1982) was an Ottoman-born Romanian ballerina, choreographer and dance teacher. Life Provenance, disrupted childhood and early career Floria Capsali was born at Bitola, a midsized town and comme ... (1900–1982), an Ottoman-born Romanian ballerina and choreographer * '' Floria'', an extinct genus of hexacoral {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floria, Greece
Floria ( el, Φλώρια) is a small village in the Selino province of southwest Crete, Greece. Floria is part of the Kandanos municipality and, according to the latest census, has around 60 inhabitants. On 23 May 1941 and while the Battle of Crete was unfolding, Floria was the location of a fierce battle between advancing German troops and the local population, who spontaneously decided to resist them. In reprisal, a few days later German forces executed several of the villagers during an operation that resulted in the razing of Kandanos. Floria is also a name for a girl such as Florence or Florida. See also *Kandanos *Razing of Kandanos The Razing of Kandanos ( el, Καταστροφή της Καντάνου) refers to the complete destruction of the village of Kandanos in Western Crete (Greece) and the killing of about 180 of its inhabitants on 3 June 1941 by German occupying ... External links German occupation of Crete: Floria(in German -translate {{coord, 35, 22, 41 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Floria
M/S ''Floria'' was a ferry ordered by Siljarederiet Ab in 1968 and constructed by Oy Wärtsilä Ab between 1968 and 1970. It was set to sail between Turku and Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv .... The ship has a sister-ship called M/S Botnia. History 1975–2002 In 1975 it was sold to Compañia Trasmediterranea S.A. and was renamed to Villa De Agaete. In 1999 it was sold to Naviera Armas S.A., and in 2002 it was sold again to Iscomar and renamed to Carmen Del Mar. 2002–2008 Whilst operating for Iscomar, the ship sailed on the route Denia-Palma. On the 2nd of July, 2007, the ship was held at Denia port due to poor hygiene and safety issues onboard. On the 18th of April, 2008, the ship hit the side of a smaller vessel, Manuel Azana, outside Ibiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floria Capsali
Floria Capsali (28 February 1900 – 29 June 1982) was an Ottoman-born Romanian ballerina, choreographer and dance teacher. Life Provenance, disrupted childhood and early career Floria Capsali was born at Bitola, a midsized town and commercial centre in the hills south of Skopje, which at that time was in the ethnically and linguistically diverse Manastir Vilayet district of the Ottoman Empire and today is in North Macedonia. Capsali was of Aromanian descent. She was the elder by nine years of her parents' two daughters. Her father, Xenophon Capsali, came from a well-established mercantile family. Her uncle, who became her guardian after her father's early death in 1913, was the stage actor Ion Manolescu. Xenophon Capsali's sudden death occurred as the family was escaping to Romania in order to keep away from the ravages of the First Balkan War. During 1913 his widow and two daughters made their new home in Bucharest. Floria's mother, born Maria Manolescu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |