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Salo or Salò may refer to: Places Finland *Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland **Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009 *An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostrobothnia Other places *Salò, a town in Lombardy, Italy ** Salò Republic or Italian Social Republic, a puppet state of Nazi Germany ***''Salò,'' a 1975 film by Paolo Pasolini *Salo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, a township in Minnesota, U.S. *Salo, Latin name for the modern Jalón (river) in Spain People *Salo (surname) *Salo (given name) *Salo (footballer) (born 1998), Portuguese footballer Other *Salo (food), salted unrendered pork fat, popular in Eastern Europe *Salo (instrument), a Thai musical instrument *''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' ( it, Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, billed on-screen ''Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom'' on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply ...
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Salo, Finland
Salo () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. In Finnish ''salo'' means woodland, backwoods but also a wooded island. It is thought that Salo has meant the island that over thousand years ago existed to the south of the current town but is today (due to the post-glacial rebound typical in the area) a hill, not even very close to the sea. Salo is located between the capital Helsinki (distance ) and the provincial capital Turku (distance ), making it a busy small city. The short distance from these bigger cities keeps the Salo region and its business life growing. Farming also plays a considerable part in the area. Salo's neighbouring municipalities are Koski Tl, Lohja, Kimitoön, Ma ...
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Salo Sub-region
Salo sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ... and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009. Sub-regions of Finland Geography of Southwest Finland {{Finland-geo-stub ...
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Saloinen
Saloinen is a former municipality of Finland. It was a part of the Oulu Province, but now located in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. It was consolidated with the town of Raahe in 1973. It bordered Raahe, Pyhäjoki and Pattijoki. Villages Saloinen consists of the following land register villages: *Saloinen (Salonkylä) *Savolahti *Palo *Piehinki History Saloinen has existed at least since the 1320s as ''Salo''. It was originally subordinate to the Pedersöre parish. The word ''salo'' in this context refers to an island, as the central area was originally located on an island, later joining the mainland due to post-glacial rebound. Salo became a separate parish in 1407. It differs from other old northern Ostrobothnian parishes in the sense that it was not formed on a river valley. The administrative unit corresponding to the parish was originally known as ''Ranta'', or ''Strand'' in Swedish. This administrative unit also included Kalajoki, Ii and Liminka, until the 16 ...
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Salò
Salò (; la, Salodium) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the seat of government of the Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, with the ISR often being referred to as the "Salò Republic" (''Repubblica di Salò'' in Italian). History Roman period Although legend has it that Salò has Etruscan origins, recorded history starts with the founding by ancient Romans of the colony of ''Pagus Salodium''. There are numerous ruins of the Roman settlement, as shown by the Lugone necropolis (in via Sant’Jago) and the findings (vase-flasks and funeral steles) in the Civic Archaeological Museum located at the ''Loggia della Magnifica Patria''. Middle Ages During the high Middle Ages, the city shared the same history as that of Lombardy. The origins of the municipality of Salò are barely known: its autonomy from Brescia can be dated towards the e ...
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Italian Social Republic
The Italian Social Republic ( it, Repubblica Sociale Italiana, ; RSI), known as the National Republican State of Italy ( it, Stato Nazionale Repubblicano d'Italia, SNRI) prior to December 1943 but more popularly known as the Republic of Salò ( it, Repubblica di Salò ), was a German puppet state with limited diplomatic recognition which was created during the later part of World War II, that existed from the beginning of the German occupation of Italy in September 1943 until the surrender of German troops in Italy in May 1945. The German occupation regime provoked widespread national resistance, leading to the Italian Civil War. The Italian Social Republic was the second and final incarnation of the Italian Fascist state, oficially led by Benito Mussolini and his reformed anti-monarchist Republican Fascist Party. The newly-founded state declared Rome its capital but was ''de facto'' centred on Salò (hence its colloquial name), a small town on Lake Garda, near Brescia ...
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Salò, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom
''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' ( it, Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, billed on-screen ''Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom'' on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply ''Salò'' []) is a 1975 horror film, horror art film directed and co-written by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The film is a loose Film adaptation, adaptation of the 1785 novel (first published in 1904) ''The 120 Days of Sodom'' by the Marquis de Sade, updating the story's setting to the World War II era. It was Pasolini's final film, being released three weeks after Pier Paolo Pasolini#Murder, his murder. The film focuses on four wealthy, corrupt Italian libertines in the time of the Fascism, fascist Italian Social Republic, Republic of Salò (1943–1945). The libertines kidnap 18 teenagers and subject them to four months of extreme violence, Sadomasochism, sadism, and Sexual torture, sexual and Psychological torture, psychological torture. The film explores themes of political corruption, consumerism, ...
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Salo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Salo Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 102 as of the 2010 census. Etymology Established by Finnish settlers, Salo Township was named after Salo, Finland. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is water. Lakes * Dutch Lake * Rice Lake (south edge) * Sandabacka Lake Adjacent townships * Clark Township (north) * Lakeview Township, Carlton County (northeast) * Automba Township, Carlton County (east) * Split Rock Township, Carlton County (southeast) * Beaver Township (south) * Rice River Township (southwest) * Spalding Township (west) Cemeteries The township contains the following cemeteries: Finnish Apostolic and Salo. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 119 people, 48 households, and 30 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.4 people per square mile (1.3/km). There were 91 housing units at an avera ...
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Jalón (river)
The river Jalón ( la, Salo) is located in the northeast of Spain, and is one of the principal tributaries of the Ebro. It has a length of and drains a basin of . The flow rate in Calatayud is , but is highly irregular due to the great range of Mediterranean rainfall patterns. The course of the river forms the main communication route between the Castilian Plateau and the Ebro. Until the late twentieth century, roads and railways between Madrid and Zaragoza followed this path. Geography The Jalón rises in one of the springs at the foot of the Sierra Ministra, a hill in Esteras de Medinaceli, Medinaceli (Soria), and then runs through Arcos de Jalón, to Monreal de Ariza, province of Zaragoza, Aragón. The tributary river Nágima joins at Monreal de Ariza and the Henar at Cetina before the river enters a limestone gorge at Alhama de Aragón. The Jalón then meanders through the Paleozoic zones of the Cordillera Ibérica near Bubierca, being joined by the Piedra and ...
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Salo (surname)
Salo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dave Salo, American swim team head coach * David Salo (born 1969), American linguist * Eero Salo (1921-1975), Finnish politician * Elaine Salo (1962–2016), South African anthropologist and academic *Elina Salo (born 1936), Finnish actress *Mika Salo (born 1966), Finnish racing driver *Ola Salo (born 1977), Swedish singer *Sami Salo (born 1974), Finnish ice hockey player * Toivo Salo (1909-1981), Finnish chess player *Tommy Salo Tommy Mikael Salo (born February 1, 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender and the current general manager of Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the ... (born 1971), Swedish ice hockey player {{surname Finnish-language surnames Surnames of Finnish origin ...
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Salo (given Name)
The given name Salo may refer to: People * Salo Finkelstein (1896 or 1897–date of death unknown), Polish mental calculator *Salo Flohr (1908–1983), Czech chess player * Salo Grenning (1918–1986), Norwegian illustrator *Salo Landau (1903–1944), Dutch chess player * Salo Weisselberger (1867–1931), Jewish leader, jurist and politician during the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later in Romania *Salo Wittmayer Baron (1895–1989), American historian of Jewish ancestry Fictional characters *Salo, character in ''The Sirens of Titan ''The Sirens of Titan'' is a comic science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., first published in 1959. His second novel, it involves issues of free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history. Much of the story revolves around ...
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Salo (footballer)
Salo or Salò may refer to: Places Finland *Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland **Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009 *An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostrobothnia Other places *Salò, a town in Lombardy, Italy ** Salò Republic or Italian Social Republic, a puppet state of Nazi Germany ***''Salò,'' a 1975 film by Paolo Pasolini *Salo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, a township in Minnesota, U.S. *Salo, Latin name for the modern Jalón (river) in Spain People *Salo (surname) *Salo (given name) *Salo (footballer) (born 1998), Portuguese footballer Other *Salo (food), salted unrendered pork fat, popular in Eastern Europe *Salo (instrument), a Thai musical instrument *''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' ( it, Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, billed on-screen ''Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom'' on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply ...
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Salo (food)
Salo or Slanina (Russian and Ukrainian: сало, Belarusian: сала, Hungarian: szalonna, Polish: słonina, ro, slănină, Czech and Slovak: slanina, Carpatho-Rusyn: солонина/solonyna, lt, lašiniai, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian: сланина/slanina) is an Eastern European food consisting of cured slabs of fatback with or without skin. It is commonly eaten and known under different names across Eastern and Southeastern Europe, and is traditional to multiple national cuisines in the region. It is usually dry salt or brine cured. The East Slavic, Hungarian and Romanian variety is sometimes treated with paprika or other seasonings, while the South and West Slavic version is often smoked. The Slavic word "salo" or "slanina" as applied to this type of food is often translated to English as "bacon" or "lard". Unlike lard, salo is not rendered, and unlike bacon, salo also has little or no lean meat. It is similar to Italian ''lardo'', the main differences being th ...
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