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Melilli
Melilli ( Sicilian: ''Miliddi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy), located about southeast of Palermo and about northwestern of Syracuse. Geography Melilli stands at about above sea level close to the Monti Climiti chain, overlooking the Megara bay and the industrial district of Augusta-Priolo. Melilli borders the following municipalities: Augusta, Carlentini, Priolo Gargallo, Syracuse, Sortino. History The human presence in the area is attested since the Bronze Age. Its strategic situation between the major cities of Augusta and Syracuse has played a critical role in its growth. In the feudal age, it became a dominion of the Augusta County. It managed to revive after two devastating quakes in 1542 and 1693. Since 1842 it has been an autonomous city. Main sights The Chiesa Madre San Nicolò Vescovo (Mother Church of St Nicolas, Bishop of Myra), dedicated to Saint Nicholas, has a ceiling painted with the ''Triumph of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastiano, Melilli
San Sebastiano is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located in the town of Melilli, province of Siracusa, region of Sicily, Italy. It is located along a hill above the town, along Via Italia, which has a scenic park and overlook from where one can look towards the industrial refineries along the Mediterranean coast near Augusta. History and description A church near the present space was erected near a grotto or cave named ''Carcarella'', where a frescoed aedicule depicted an image of St Sebastian, the titular saint. To this church, in 1414, was also translated a wood icon putatively of the Saint rescued from a shipwrecked English boat located near the bay of Stentinello. This early church had a north-facing facade, but was razed by the 1683 Sicily earthquake. Only the wooden statue of St Sebastian survived. Reconstruction began in 1695, employing the designs of Francesco Rinaldi Francesco Rinaldi is a brand of pasta sauce with an Italian flavor. It is manufactured as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa Madre San Nicolò Vescovo, Melilli
San Nicolò, Vescovo is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Duomo, above Via Ruggero Settimo in the town of Melilli, province of Siracusa, region of Sicily, Italy. It is the ''Chiesa Madre'' or Mother Church of the town. History and description A church at this site, dedicated to St Nicolas, bishop of Myra, first patron saint of Melilli, is known since 1308-130 when the town came under the feudal rule of the Mezzamontagna family. This church is thought to be one of the churches dedicated to this saint noted in a bull of Pope Alexander III in 1169. The structure was heavily damaged by the earthquake of 10 December 1542, and again by the 1693 Sicily earthquake. Reconstruction promptly ensued under Michele Trigilio and Girolamo, and his brother Giuseppe, Palazzotto. The first story of the campanile was rebuilt in a Romanesque-style by the brothers La Bella di Melilli, and the second story by Natale Bonaiuto. Construction lasted until 1760, and the church w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villasmundo
Villasmundo ( scn, Villasmundu) is a southern Italian hamlet (''frazione'') of Melilli, a municipality part of the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. Mellili is located and is from Melilli Melilli ( Sicilian: ''Miliddi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy), located about southeast of Palermo and about northwestern of Syracuse. Geography Melilli stands at about above sea level cl ..., to which it belongs. It has a population of 3,008. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villasmundo Frazioni of the Province of Syracuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is south of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated by English settlers as a town under its original Native American name, Mattabeseck, after the local indigenous people, also known as the Mattabesett. They were among the many tribes along the Atlantic coast who spoke Algonquian languages. The colonists renamed the settlement in 1653. When Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County was organized on May 10, 1666, Middletown was included within its boundaries. In 1784, the central settlement was incorporated as a city distinct from the town. Both were included within newly formed Middlesex County in May 1785. In 1923, the City of Middletown was consolidated with the Town, making the city limits extensive. Originally developed as a sailing port and then an industrial center on the Connecticut River, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Antonio Abate, Melilli
Sant'Antonio Abate is a Neoclassical-style Roman Catholic parish church located on Via Mazzini #2 in the town of Melilli, province of Siracusa, region of Sicily, Italy. History and description A church at this site with its adjacent monastery of the Order of Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ... (First order Franciscans) had been established by the early 15th century. The church Once had a tall bell-tower with a clock. The portal has 6 bronze bas-relief panels, depicting scenes from the life of the titular saint, sculpted by Domenico Girbino. The interior has two oval canvases of unknown authorship depicting ''St Benedict and St Scholastica'' and a ''Glory of St Benedict''. The lateral altars have wooden sculptures. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta-Priolo
The petrochemical complex of Augusta-Priolo (called ''Polo petrolchimico siracusano'' in Italian) is a vast industrialized coastal area in eastern Sicily including the territory of the municipalities of Augusta, Priolo Gargallo and Melilli. Main industrial activities are oil refining, processing of oil derivatives and energy production. The complex, whose beginnings date back to 1949, has produced significant environmental problems for the coastline and the entire area, which accordingly is sometimes dubbed "Trinacria nera" (black Sicily or black triangle). Among the companies in the region are ExxonMobil, Sasol, ERG, Polimeri Europa and Syndial. See also *Triangle of death (Italy) *Angelo Moratti *Port of Augusta Port of Augusta ( it, Porto di Augusta) is a port serving Augusta, Sicily, Augusta, Sicily. In 2007, 33.041 million tonnes passed through the port. History The natural port has been used since ancient times. It wasn't until the 1930s though that t ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Syracuse
The Province of Syracuse ( it, provincia di Siracusa; scn, pruvincia di Sarausa) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Syracuse, a town established by Greek colonists arriving from Corinth in the 8th century BC. It had an area of and a total population of 403,985 (2016). Syracuse had 8% of the Sicilian population and 8.2% of Sicily's area. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in August 2015 by the Free municipal consortium of Syracuse ( it, Libero consorzio comunale di Siracusa, links=no). Geography and heritage The Province of Syracuse lies in the southeastern Sicily, in southwestern Italy. It is bordered to the north and north-west by the Province of Catania to the west by the Province of Ragusa, and to the east and south by the Ionian and Mediterranean seas. It occupies an area of . In 2002, ancient centres of Noto, Palazzolo Acreide and six other towns in the Noto Valley, were awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priolo Gargallo
Priolo Gargallo ( Sicilian: ''Priolu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy). It is about southeast of Palermo and about northwest of Syracuse. The name Priolo Gargallo comes from the nobleman Marquis Gargallo who owned land in this part of Sicily. Priolo Gargallo borders the following municipalities: Melilli, Syracuse, Solarino, Sortino Sortino ( Sicilian: ''Sciurtinu'') is a town and '' comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily ( Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley. The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Roc .... Economy References External links Official website Cities and towns in Sicily Municipalities of the Province of Syracuse {{sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Sicilian , demographics1_info1 = 98% , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-82 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €89.2 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sortino
Sortino ( Sicilian: ''Sciurtinu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley. The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla. Main sights Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches.. The main one is the ''Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista''. Others are: *Chiesa del Monastero *Chiesa di S. Sebastiano *Chiesa di S. Sofia *Chiesa di S. Benedetto *Chiesa di S. Pietro * Chiesa dei Cappuccini *Chiesa del Collegio *Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate *Chiesa di S. Mauro *Chiesa della SS. Annunziata *Chiesa del Purgatorio *Chiesa del Carmine *Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi *Chiesa di S. Giuseppe Twin towns * Riedstadt, Germany * Murter Murter (; it, Mortero; la, Colentum) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. Population The main settlements on the island are Murter, located on the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
