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Grosio
Grosio (; Lombard: ''Gros'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. The municipality of Grosio contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Tiolo and Ravoledo. Grosio borders the following municipalities: Grosotto, Monno, Poschiavo (Switzerland), Sondalo, Valdidentro, Valdisotto, Vezza d'Oglio. Main sights * Rock Engraving Park of Grosio. It houses the Rupe Magna, a large rock which has more than 5.000 engraved figures from the 4th to the 1st millennium BC With a length of 84 m and a width of 35 m, it is one of the largest engraved rocks in the Alpine range. Various themes like human figures, including “orants” or armed men, animals, geometrical shapes and cup-marks are incised on its surface. *Two castle ruins, at the "Dosso dei Castelli" (Castle Hill). The Castello Nuovo was built in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Engraving Park Of Grosio
The Rock Engraving Park ( it, Parco Incisioni Rupestri) is an Archaeological Park situated in Grosio and Grosotto, two villages in the valley Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy. The park was founded in 1978 to conserve, study and develop the Cultural Heritage on the Dosso dei Castelli (Castle Hill). Introduction The Castle Hill displays a combination of the historical, archaeological, architectural and even landscape patrimony of various ages of the Valtellina. The hill is dominated by two castles. The Castello Vecchio (Old Castle) from the 10th-11th century and the Castello Nuovo (New Castle) which got constructed in the 14th century. Of high standard is even the traditional system of dry-stone terraces surrounding the hill. Special and unique is the Rupe Magna, a large rock which contains more than 5,000 engraved figures from the 4th to the 1st millennium BC. Rupe Magna Rock engravings (Petroglyphs) are documented in several different locations in the Valtellina, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lastra A Signa
Lastra a Signa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the metropolitan city of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Main sights *Hospital of Sant'Antonio (1411) *"Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi ( , , also known as Pippo; 1377 – 15 April 1446), considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, p ..." Walls, although the attribution to the Florentine architect is uncertain * San Martino a Gangalandi parish church and museum Twin towns Lastra a Signa is twinned with: * Grosio, Italy, since 1989 * Saint-Fons, France, since 1995 * Munster, Germany, since 2015 References External links Official website Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Florence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosotto
Grosotto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. Grosotto borders the following municipalities: Brusio (Switzerland), Grosio, Mazzo di Valtellina, Monno, Poschiavo (Switzerland), Vervio Vervio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 230 .... References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdisotto
Valdisotto (''Val de Sota'' in lombard) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. Valdisotto borders the following municipalities: Bormio, Grosio, Sondalo, Valdidentro, Valfurva Valfurva (''Valforba'' in lombard) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, in the Alps. As of 31 December 2004, it had a pop .... References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdidentro
Valdidentro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, in the upper Alta Valtellina on the border with Switzerland. It is the seat of hot baths, located on Monte Reit in the ''frazione'' of Premadio. Valdidentro borders the following municipalities: Bormio, Grosio, Livigno, Müstair (Switzerland), Poschiavo (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Tschierv (Switzerland), Valdisotto, Zernez (Switzerland). See also * Lago Viola *Stelvio Pass The Stelvio Pass ( it, Passo dello Stelvio , ''Giogo dello Stelvio'' ; german: Stilfser Joch; ) is a mountain pass in Northern Italy, northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of Height above mean sea level, above sea level. It is the L ... References External links Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondalo
Sondalo (''Sondel'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. Sondalo borders the following municipalities: Grosio, Ponte di Legno, Valdisotto, Valfurva, Vezza d'Oglio. Sondalo is home to the E. Morelli Hospital, a 3000-bed facility formerly run as a tuberculosis sanitarium. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:6000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:100 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 bar:1881 text:1881 bar:1901 text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poschiavo
Poschiavo ( it, Poschiavo, lmo, Pusciaaf, german: Puschlav, rm, Puschlav) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. History Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as ''in Postclave'' though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In 1140 it was mentioned as ''de Pusclauio''. It was formerly known by the German name of ''Puschlav''. It owes its beauty to the imposing Renaissance style of its courtly 19th century architecture. These palazzi were built by prosperous local residents who had made their fortune abroad, particularly in Spain. Geography Poschiavo has an area, , of . Of this area, 19.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (46.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Poschiavo sub-district of the Bernina district, after 2017 it was part of the new Bernin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''frazione'' is officially called an ''hameau'' in French. Description Typically the term ''frazioni'' applies to the villages surrounding the main town (''capoluogo'') of a ''comune''. Subdivision of a ''comune'' is optional; some ''comuni'' have no ''frazioni'', but others have several dozen. The ''comune'' usually has the same name of the ''capoluogo'', but not always, in which case it is called a ''comune sparso''. In practice, most ''frazioni'' are small villages or hamlets, occasionally just a clump of houses. Not every hamlet is classified as a ''frazione''; those that are not are often referred to as ''località'', for example, in the telephone boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondrio
Sondrio (; lmo, Sùndri; rm, Sunder; archaic german: Sünders or ; la, Sundrium) is an Italian city and ''comune'' and Provincial Capital located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counts approximately 21,876 inhabitants (2015) and it is the administrative centre for the province of Sondrio. In 2007, Sondrio was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. History Formerly an Ancient Roman military camp, today's Sondrio was founded by the Lombards: in their language ''Sundrium'' meant "Exclusive property", referring to the status of free men (''arimanni'') of the holders of the city and the surrounding land. After the fall of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, Sondrio became part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Capitanei of Vizzola, who controlled much of the Valtellina, had it in 1040 from the emperor Henry II. From 1310 to 1335 the city was involved in the war between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions of the nearby Como, and its war against Milan. After having resisted se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monno
Monno ( Camunian: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated above the right bank of the river Oglio, in upper Val Camonica. Geography Location Monno is located along the road which from Val Camonica goes to Mortirolo Pass. Monuments and attractions Religious architecture The churches of Monno are: * San Pietro e Paolo Church, built on the ruins of a 14th-century building. The gate, which dates back to 1629, is made of marble of Vezza. In 1895, Antonio Guadanini painted on the apse the Annunciation with the Evangelists in the hackle. * San Francesco Oratory – its structure dates back to the 16th century; it was designated as a cinema. * San Sebastiano e Fabiano Church, built on an older building. * San Brizio Church Military architecture * Castello di Monno, owned by the Federici family and then the Corata family which disappeared without heirs in 1733. There are no traces, except for the base of San Pietro e Paolo Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. History The Province was established in 1815, within the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, combining the valleys of Valtellina, Valchiavenna and Bormio. Before the Roman conquest, the territory was inhabited by Celts (Lepontii) and Rhaetians (Camunni). The Romans included this area in their Cisalpine Gaul province. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it came under the control of the Lombards and was first ruled by feudal lords from the local area. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the Kingdom of Italy. In the 14th century it fell under the rule of the Duchy of Milan due to the House of Visconti and House of Sforza. Sondrio and Valtellina were strategically important in the politics of Europe, especially in the sixteenth and 17th century religious wars, due to their connections t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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