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Portuense (suburbio Of Rome)
Portuense is the 11th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI. The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants. There is also a ''suburbio'' (suburb) Portuense (suburbio of Rome), with the same name, identified by the initials S.VII. __TOC__ History Portuense is one of the first 15 ''Quartieri'' born in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It took its name from the ancient Via Portuensis, Via Portuense. Geography The ''quartiere'' is in the southern area of the town, close to the Aurelian Walls and to the river Tiber. The territory of Portuense includes the Administrative subdivision of Rome#Urban subdivision of Rome, urban zones 15B ''Ostiense'' and 15C ''Pian Due Torri'', a great portion of the urban zone 16A ''Marconi'' as well as a little part of the urban zone 16D ''Gianicolense''. Boundaries To the north, Portuense bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Italy
The regions of Italy ( it, regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. Under the Italian Constitution, each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers. With the exception of the Aosta Valley (since 1945) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (since 2018), each region is divided into a number of provinces (''province''). History During the Kingdom of Italy, regions were mere statistical districts of the central state. Under the Republic, they were granted a measure of political autonomy by the 1948 Italian Constitution. The original draft list comprised the Salento region (which was eventually included in Apulia); ''Friuli'' and ''Venezia Giulia'' were separate regions, and Basilicata was named ''Lucania''. Abruzzo and Molise were identified as separate regions in the first draft, but were later merged into ''Abru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trastevere
Trastevere () is the 13th ''rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'. Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a lion on a red background, the meaning of which is uncertain. History In Rome's Regal period (753–509 BC), the area across the Tiber belonged to the Etruscans: the Romans named it ''Ripa Etrusca'' (Etruscan bank). Rome conquered it to gain control of and access to the river from both banks, but was not interested in building on that side of the river. In fact, the only connection between Trastevere and the rest of the city was a small wooden bridge called the ''Pons Sublicius'' (English: 'bridge on wooden piles'). By the time of the Republic c. 509 BC, the number of sailors and fishermen making a living from the river had increased, and many had taken up residence in Trastevere. Immigrants from the East also settled there, mainly Jews a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''rione'' Trastevere and whose western extremities correspond to the area of Monteverde. History The quarter is full of historical vestiges, being close to the ancient city: here stood the ''Horti Caesaris'', a number of pagan places of worship, and some Christian and Jewish catacombs, like the catacombs of Pontian and San Pancrazio, underneath the same name basilica. In ancient times, the territory was crossed by the Via di Monteverde, which used to be a cross street of the Via Portuense and whose initial stretch corresponds to the current Via Giuseppe Parini, and by the Via Vitellia, that linked the Janiculum with the Tyrrhenian coast. In the 17th century, the merger of several vineyards led to the creation of Villa Doria Pamphili, which hosts the ''casino'' designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Lombardi
Riccardo Lombardi (16 August 1901 – 18 September 1984) was an Italian politician. Early life Lombardi was born in Regalbuto, in the province of Enna (now in the province of Catania), in 1901. He studied at the Pennisi College of Acireale, and, after completing his high school studies, he attended the Polytechnic of Milan, where he obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering. He joined the Italian People's Party (1919), Italian People's Party of Don Luigi Sturzo, thus sympathizing with the Christian Labor Party, founded in 1920 by left-wing members of the PPI, such as Guido Miglioli, to whom he was very attached. He participated in some actions of the Arditi del Popolo, including the defense of the socialist newspaper Avanti! (newspaper), ''Avanti!'' from the assault of the fascist squads. In 1923 he collaborated with ''Il Domani d'Italia'', a newspaper of the Catholic left. When Italian Catholicism gave up actively opposing Fascism, he approached Marxist culture, also drawin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolgheri
Bolgheri () is a central Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Castagneto Carducci, a municipality (''comune'') in the province of Livorno, Tuscany. in 2011 it had a population of 131. History First mentioned in 1075, in a papal bull by Pope Gregory VII, its name derives from ''Bulgari'' (Italian for "Bulgarians"), due to the presence of a military camp of Bulgarians, allies of the Lombards. Geography Bolgheri lies in the foothills of the Colline Metallifere, south of Bibbona ( north). It is from Casale Marittimo, from Donoratico, from Castagneto Carducci, from Cecina, from Piombino and from Livorno. Main sights * San Sebastiano * Santi Jacopo e Cristoforo * Sant'Antonio * Castle of Bolgheri Wine Bolgheri became an internationally known region following an event in 1974 arranged by ''Decanter'' where a 6-year-old Sassicaia won over an assortment of Bordeaux wines. Prior to this, Bolgheri had been relatively anonymous producers of ordinary white wines and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Petrelli
Giuseppe Petrelli (14 February 1873 – 29 April 1962) also known as José Petrelli and Joseph Petrelli, was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in the Philippines and in Peru. Biography Giuseppe Petrelli was born on 14 February 1873 in Montegiorgio, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 10 August 1896. He studied at the seminary in Fermo and at the Almo Collegio Capranica in Rome. In 1903 he went to the Philippines as secretary to apostolic delegation. He was serving in that post when, on 12 April 1910, Pope Pius X appointed him bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Lipa. He received his episcopal consecration on 12 June 1910 from Archbishop Ambrose Agius, Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines. On 30 May 1915, Pope Benedict XV named him to succeed Agius as Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines and made him titular archbishop of Nisibis. In 1916–17 he visited Japan to investigate the state of religious freedom, gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore Satta
Salvatore Satta (9 August 1902 in Nuoro – 19 April 1975 in Rome) was an Italian jurist and writer. He is famous for the novel '' The Day of Judgment'' (orig. it, Il giorno del giudizio) (1975), and for several important studies on civil law. Biography He was the youngest son of notary Salvatore Satta and Antonietta Galfrè, and relative of Sebastiano Satta. After attending the Liceo classico in Nuoro and Sassari, he graduated in law in 1924 at the University of Sassari. He is considered one of Italy's foremost jurists, in particular for his works on the Italian civil code after the second world war, and one of the greatest Sardinian authors. Bibliography *U. Nicolini, ''Leggendo il "De profundis" di Salvatore Satta'', "Humanitas", IV, 1949. *F. Martinazzoli, ''De profundis'', "Studi sardi", IX, 1950. *E. Pera Genzone, Salvatore Satta, "De profundis", "Filosofia", aprile 1981. * F. Pappalardo La Rosa, ''Sulla veranda, anime messe a nudo, ''"L'Umanità", 21 July 1981. *R. Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autostrada A91 (Italy)
The Autostrada A91, also called Autostrada Roma-Fiumicino, is an Italian motorway which connects Rome to the Fiumicino Airport. The official "A91" name was assigned in the early 2000s. On many road signs along the route, the characteristic green octagonal marker of the Italian motorways still bears the letter ''A'' without number. History The motorway was built by its current operator ANAS and finished in 1959 at the same time as the entry into service of the Airport itself (which took place in different phases between 1956 and January 1961). It was initially classified as a State highway, with the name ''Strada statale 201 dell'Aeroporto di Fiumicino'', and became a motorway in 1969. On the occasion of the Great Jubilee of 2000, the motorway was enlarged with the construction of the third lane between the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the Airport, with the exception of a small stretch of approximately 4 km (about 2.5 miles) towards Rome. Orange light lamps with red LEDs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Della Magliana
Ponte della Magliana is a motorway bridge in Rome (Italy). It crosses the Tiber between Pian due Torri (right bank) and Via del Cappellaccio (left bank), linking the ''Quartieri'' Portuense and Ostiense, respectively on the right and on the left of the river. It is currently part of a larger viaduct, which continues on the right bank of the Tiber towards the ''Colli Portuensi'' urban zone and the highway to the Fiumicino Airport and on the left one towards the EUR district, the ''Tre Fontane'' urban zone and Via Laurentina. Description The bridge is built in reinforced concrete covered with travertine; it has seven arches and a total length of about . History The bridge was designed in 1930 by Romolo Raffaelli as the western entrance to the area of the 1942 World Exposition of Rome (never held), now the EUR district. The works slowed down after the entry of Italy into World War II (1940); later, in the days immediately following the proclamation of the armistice (8 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EUR, Rome
EUR is a residential and business district in Rome, Italy, part of the Municipio IX. The area was originally chosen in the 1930s as the site for the 1942 World's Fair which Benito Mussolini planned to open to celebrate twenty years of Fascism, the letters EUR standing for Esposizione Universale Roma ("Universal Exposition Rome"). The project was originally called ''E42'' after the year in which the exhibition was to be held. EUR was also designed to direct the expansion of the city towards the south-west and the sea, and to be a new city centre for Rome. The planned exhibition never took place due to World War II. Most of the area is the property of EUR S.p.A., a company jointly owned by the Ministry of Economy and the Municipality of Rome. History The complex was planned to be home to a World's fair to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the March on Rome and of the beginning of the Fascist era. The autonomous agency responsible for organization and construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostiense
Ostiense is the 10th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X. The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was , because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiense. It now houses the Via Ostiense Museum. History In the late 9th century, a fortified settlement developed around the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls: the village took the name of ''Giovannipoli'' after Pope John VIII, who built it for defense purposes after a Saracen raid. Ostiense is amongst the first 15 ''quartieri'' that sprung in 1911 and were officially established in 1921. It began to sprawl in 1907, after the mayor Ernesto Nathan promoted the creation of an industrial area at the beginning of the Via Ostiense; then, after the 1909 town plan was approved, a fluvial harbour, the ''Mercati Generali'', a prominent gasometer and the ''Centrale Montemartini'' (a former power station now housing part of the Capitoline Museum's colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Dell'Industria
Ponte dell'Industria, also known as Ponte di ferro ( en, iron bridge), is a bridge that connects via del Porto Fluviale to via Antonio Pacinotti, in Rome, in the neighborhoods Ostiense and Portuense. History It was built between 1862 and 1863 by a Belgian company to link the railway line of Civitavecchia to Roma Termini railway station. The Belgian company accomplished the work in England, then the bridge was moved in pieces to Rome, where it was mounted. In 1911, with the opening of the new station of Trastevere, the railway line was moved to the new Ponte San Paolo, a little further upstream. On the night of 2 October 2021 it was partially damaged by fire. On 12 December, after merely 70 days, the bridge has been repaired and opened for traffic. Description Built completely in metal, it has three lights in metal girder A girder () is a support beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. Girders often hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
