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Filignano
Filignano is an Italian '' comune'' (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise. History The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli. Geography Filignano is located west of Campobasso, southwest of Isernia, north of Venafro, and east of Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley. Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rive .... It is a hill town surrounded by the Mainarde mountain range, in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The municipal territory, bordering with the region of Lazio and not too far from Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata ( FR), Colli a Volturno, Montaquila, Pozzilli, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli, and Vallerotonda (FR). It counts the hamlets ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filignano (Immacolata Concezione Church)
Filignano is an Italian '' comune'' (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise. History The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli. Geography Filignano is located west of Campobasso, southwest of Isernia, north of Venafro, and east of Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley. Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rive .... It is a hill town surrounded by the Mainarde mountain range, in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The municipal territory, bordering with the region of Lazio and not too far from Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata ( FR), Colli a Volturno, Montaquila, Pozzilli, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli, and Vallerotonda (FR). It counts the hamlets ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerasuolo, Molise
Cerasuolo is an Italian village, the most populated hamlet (''frazione'') of Filignano, a municipality in the province of Isernia, Molise. As of 2009 its population was of 151. History During the 20th Century, the municipal population of Filignano has been decreasing due to emigration in Northern Italy and in the United Kingdom. Cerasuolo is, among the 13 municipal villages, the most populated by a community of Italian Scots, children and grandchildren of ''Filignanese'' immigrants, returning from Scotland. An event that celebrates this cultural link is, for example, the annual "Scottish Festival ''Fish & Chips''". Geography Located at circa 1 km from the borders of Molise with the Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Cerasuolo is the only hamlet within the northern branch of its municipality. It is a hill villages below the Mainarde mountains, close to the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The village is 4 km far from Cardito, 8 from Filignano and 19 from Venafro. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acquafondata
Acquafondata (Campanian: , la, Aquafundata) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located in the Monti della Meta area, about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone. History During World War II, Acquafondata was occupied by the Germans, who guarded the Gustav Line on the Cassino side and the Reinhard Line on the Molise side. The liberation of Acquafondata took place on 12 January 1944 by the French Expeditionary Corps who broke through on the Venafro side. Two survivors, Romano Neri and Domenico Mancone, were awarded knighthoods by the Presidency of the Republic for their role in the liberation. Geography Located in the middle of a valley and surrounded by the Monti della Meta, the built-up area is located at 926 m asl, on a limestone hillock dominated by Monte Monna Casale, (1395 m asl) in the southern Mainarde area. The valley produces potatoes and legumes. Reclamation work, through the construction of a tunnel for dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza (, ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, the adult Lanza sang only two performances of an opera. The following year (1948), however, he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's ''Madama Butterfly'' in New Orleans. His film debut for MGM was in ''That Midnight Kiss'' (1949) with Kathryn Grayson and Ethel Barrymore. A year later, in ''The Toast of New Orleans'', his featured popular song "Be My Love" became his first million-selling hit. In 1951, he played the role of tenor Enrico Caruso, his idol, in the biopic ''The Great Caruso'', which produced another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colli A Volturno
Colli a Volturno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about west of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,377 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Colli a Volturno contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casali, Castiglioni, Cerreto, Santa Giusta and Valloni. Colli a Volturno borders the following municipalities: Cerro al Volturno, Filignano, Fornelli, Macchia d'Isernia, Montaquila, Monteroduni, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli Scapoli is a town and ''comune'' located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy. As of 2011 it had a population of 758. Geography Located in the western area of the province, near the region of Lazio, it bo .... Population trend Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pozzilli
Pozzilli is an Italian '' comune'' (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about southwest of Isernia. Geography Pozzilli is located on a valley below the Mainarde mountain range, next to the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. It is crossed by the river Rava and is few km far from the town of Venafro. The industrial area extends into eastern plain and is part of the "Isernia-Venafro Industrial Consortium". The municipal territory, bordering with the regions of Lazio and Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata, Capriati a Volturno, Conca Casale, Filignano Filignano is an Italian '' comune'' (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise. History The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli. Geography ..., Montaquila, Monteroduni, Venafro, and Viticuso. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Scots
Italian Scots are people of Italian descent living in Scotland. These terms may refer to people who are born in Scotland and of Italian descent. It can also refer to people of mixed Scottish and Italian ancestry. A recent Italian voter census estimated that there are 70,000 to 100,000 people in Scotland of Italian descent or Italian nationals, which is up to 1.9% of the overall Scottish population. Latest available figures from the 2011 UK Census show there were 6,048 people born in Italy living in Scotland. This was up from 4,936 in 2001 and 3,947 recorded in 1991. In 2016, Ronnie Convery, secretary of the Italian Scotland charitable organisation and director of communications at the Archdiocese of Glasgow, asserted that a completely new dimension was being added to the Scots-Italians community. He said, “There has been a brand new migration over the past two years, and the biggest one we have seen in 100 years." Migration to Scotland from Italy has been predominantly from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venafro
Venafro (Latin: ''Venafrum''; Greek: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, region of Molise, Italy. It has a population of 11,079, having expanded quickly in the post-war period. Geography Situated at the foot of Mount Santa Croce, elevation above sea level, at a height of above sea level, the elevation of the municipal territory varies from above sea level. The municipality stretches along the homonymous plain crossed by the Volturno and San Bartolomeo rivers whose sources are located in the center of the Venafro plain. Other notable mountains are: Monte Sambucaro at , Monte Cesima at , Monte Corno at , Monte Santa Croce or Cerino, at , and Colle San Domenico at .John Murray, A handbook for travelers in southern Italy. Edition 5. Publisher J. Murray, 1865 Once a part of the province of Terra di Lavoro in Campania (territory with which it is still culturally linked), the city is now known as the door of Molise and is of major importance to the socio-economic dynamics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallerotonda
Vallerotonda (locally ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley. Geography The area is historically tied to the Mezzogiorno, the Italian "South", only relatively recently in the 1920s Fascist rule, was it transferred to the "central" province of Lazio along with Latina from the Terra di Lavoro, which was a ''giustizierato'' (circumscription) of the former Kingdom of Naples. It borders the communes Acquafondata, Cervaro, Filignano, Rocchetta a Volturno, San Biagio Saracinisco, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, and Viticuso Viticuso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone. Viticuso borders the following municipalities: Acquafondata, Cervaro, Conca Casale, Po .... External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Lazio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scapoli
Scapoli is a town and ''comune'' located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy. As of 2011 it had a population of 758. Geography Located in the western area of the province, near the region of Lazio, it borders with the municipalities of Colli a Volturno, Filignano and Rocchetta a Volturno. It is connected to the nearby municipality of Vallerotonda (Province of Frosinone, Lazio), by the national road via Cerasuolo, below the Mainarde mountains. Scapoli counts the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Acquaviva, Cannine, Cerratino, Collalto, Collematteo, Fontecostanza, Fonte La Villa, Padulo, Pantano, Parrucce, Ponte, Prato, Santa Caterina, Sodalarga, Vaglie and Vicenne. Culture It is notable for its bagpipes museum and for the international bagpipe festival which, each year in the month of July, attracts pipers from around the world to come and perform in Scapoli. Demographics Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parco Nazionale D'Abruzzo, Lazio E Molise
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. It is sometimes called by its former name Abruzzo National Park. The park headquarters are in Pescasseroli in the Province of L'Aquila. The park's area is . It is the oldest in the Apennine Mountains, and the second oldest in Italy, with an important role in the preservation of species such as the Italian wolf, Abruzzo chamois and Marsican brown bear. Other characteristic fauna of the park are red deer and roe deer, wild boar and the white-backed woodpecker. The protected area is around two thirds beech forest, though many other tree species grow in the area, including silver birch and black and mountain pines. History The idea for the Abruzzo National Park arose in the years following World War I thanks to the work of Erminio Sipari, en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocchetta A Volturno
Rocchetta a Volturno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about west of Isernia. Rocchetta a Volturno borders the following municipalities: Castel San Vincenzo, Cerro al Volturno, Colli a Volturno, Filignano, San Biagio Saracinisco, Scapoli, Vallerotonda Vallerotonda (locally ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley. Geography The area is his .... The village contains two main settlements. The older part, called Rocchetta Alta, lies on the top of a rocky hill that dominates the valley. The old town is deserted since the end of the 20th century. The new town is at the bottom of the hill, in the valley. References External linksRocchetta a Volturno - Sito ufficiale Turismo Cities and towns in Molise {{Molise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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