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Seravezza
Seravezza is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps. Neighboring municipalities *Forte dei Marmi *Massa *Montignoso *Pietrasanta * Stazzema Patron saints Seravezza's patron saint is St. Lawrence. His feast occurs annually on 10 August. According to historian Lorenzo Marcuccetti the battle remembered by historian Titus Livius of 186 BC was fought between apuan Ligures and Romans in Ponte Stazzemese. The battle was fought on a hill named Colle Marcio (Marcio Hill) from the name of the defeated consul: Quintus Marcius. The ''frazione'' of Querceta has St. Joseph, celebrated on 19 March. The patron saint of the ''frazione'' of Pozzi is St. Roch. Sister cities Seravezza is twinned with: * Calatorao, Spain Notable people * Marco Balderi, conductor *Renato Salvatori, actor * Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seravezza
Seravezza is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps. Neighboring municipalities *Forte dei Marmi *Massa *Montignoso *Pietrasanta * Stazzema Patron saints Seravezza's patron saint is St. Lawrence. His feast occurs annually on 10 August. According to historian Lorenzo Marcuccetti the battle remembered by historian Titus Livius of 186 BC was fought between apuan Ligures and Romans in Ponte Stazzemese. The battle was fought on a hill named Colle Marcio (Marcio Hill) from the name of the defeated consul: Quintus Marcius. The ''frazione'' of Querceta has St. Joseph, celebrated on 19 March. The patron saint of the ''frazione'' of Pozzi is St. Roch. Sister cities Seravezza is twinned with: * Calatorao, Spain Notable people * Marco Balderi, conductor *Renato Salvatori, actor * Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versilia
Versilia is a part of Tuscany in the north-western province of Lucca and southern part of Massa-Carrara, and is named after the Versilia river. Known for fashionable Riviera resorts, it consists of numerous clubs that are frequented by local celebrities. Geography The most famous and populated part of this area is Pietrasanta, which extends along the coastline and is at the foot of the Apuan Alps, travelling from South to North, beginning at Stazzema and up to Marina di Massa. The coastal shelf is sandy sloping gradually into the Ligurian Sea, which stretches from the Ligurian coast up to the Piombino promontory, and not from the Tyrrhenian Sea as mistakenly believed, whose name has replaced the historic nomination, The Tuscan Sea. History In Roman times the Versilia river was known as Fosse Papiriane and was a large swamp between Pisa and Massa, and between the sea and the Apuan Alps. It was touched by the Via Emilia Scauri and crossed by the Via Aurelia. During the medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Bigongiari
Dino Bigongiari (March 22, 1879 – September 5, 1965) was an Italian-American medievalist and Dante expert. He was the Da Ponte Professor of Italian at Columbia University. Biography Bigongiari was born in Seravezza, Italy. He came to the United States at a young age and attended public schools in Brooklyn. He then earned his B.A. from Columbia University in 1902 and began teaching at Columbia since 1904 as an assistant in Latin without salary. He took a leave of absence from Columbia and served in the Italian Army during World War I as a mounted artillery officer. He became the Da Ponte Professor of Italian in 1929. As a professor at Columbia, Bigongiari was a founder of Casa Italiana. He was also the chair of the Italian department at Columbia during the 1930s and was criticized for his ties to Italian fascism. ''The New York Times'' noted that he "eschewed every convenient means of academic advancement" such earning advanced degrees and publishing academic papers. Neverthel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica, he developed into one of Italy's strongest characters actors. He met French actress Annie Girardot on the set of the film ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and married her on 6 January 1962. They had a daughter, Giulia; later the couple separated but never divorced. Salvatori died in Rome of cirrhosis of the liver on March 27, 1988, seven days after his 55th birthday. Selected filmography *''Three Girls from Rome'' (1952) - Augusto Terenzi *''The Three Pirates'' (1952) - Il Corsaro Rosso - Rolando di Ventimiglia *''Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) - Giulio *''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'' (1953) - Ralf, figlio di Morgan *''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1953) - Carletto *''Public Opinion'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Balderi
Marco Balderi is an Italian orchestra conductor who began his career after winning the International Competitions of Salzburg and Alexandria. He toured Austria, China, Korea, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain and Switzerland. He is known for acclaimed productions of ''Madama Butterfly'' at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and at the Opéra Bastille in Paris in January 2006, as well as Georges Bizet's ''The Pearl Fishers'' in New Delhi. Balderi has studied numerous symphonic works, including all the symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Schumann, and over 200 operas, forty of which he has conducted. He has also studied 650 sacred and profane vocal works. History Born in Seravezza, Marco Balderi completed his studies in piano at the ''L. Boccherini Musical Institute'' of Lucca, before entering the ''L. Cherubini Conservatory'' of Florence, where he obtained the diplomas of choir conductor, harpsichord and Pipe organ, organ. He then entered the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forte Dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi () is a sea town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy). It is the birthplace of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Queen of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013. Tourism is the principal activity of Forte dei Marmi's citizens. The population of the town, amounting to some 7,700, nearly triples during the summer, because of the hundreds of tourists who mainly come from Florence, Milan, Germany, and Russia. Forte dei Marmi is one of the major destinations which attract the Italian upper class. The city contains a gate built in a former bog, a historical artifact that relates to strategic planning by the ancient Roman army. Toponymy In Italian ''Forte dei Marmi'' means "Fort of the marbles". The town takes its name from the fortress that rises in the middle of the main square, built under Grand Duke Peter Leopold, who was to become Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1788. The fortress was built to defend the coast from outer attacks, but in the 19th a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massa, Tuscany
Massa (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa and Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, from the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Massa is mentioned for the first time in the Tabula Peutingeriana, a 2nd-4th century AD itinerary, with the name ''ad Tabernas frigidas'', referring perhaps to a stage on the Via Aemilia Scauri consular road from Pisa to Luni, Italy, Luni. From the 15th to the 19th century, Massa was the capital of the independent Principate (later Duchy) of Duchy of Massa and Carrara, Massa and Carrara, ruled by the Malaspina family, Malaspina and Cybo-Malaspina families. Massa is the first recorded town in Europe in which the magnetic needle compass was used in mines to map them and determine the extent of various mine owners' properties. In 1829 the states were inherited by Francis IV, Duke of Modena. In 1859, during the unification of Italy process, it joined the King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montignoso
Montignoso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about southeast of Massa. Montignoso borders the following municipalities: Forte dei Marmi, Massa, Pietrasanta, Seravezza Seravezza is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps. Neighboring municipalities *Forte dei Marmi * Massa *Montignoso *Pietrasanta * Stazzema Patron saints S .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Massa-Carrara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stazzema
Stazzema is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca. History During World War II, the village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of a massacre of civil population by German SS soldiers and the Italian Black Brigades (12 August 1944). A total of 560 people were killed, among them 100 children, one of them only 20 days old. The city received the Gold Medal for Military Valour after the war. Geography Stazzema borders the following municipalities: Camaiore, Careggine, Massa, Molazzana, Pescaglia, Pietrasanta, Seravezza, Vagli Sotto, Vergemoli. ''Frazioni'' Stazzema is composed of 17 hamlets (''frazioni''): Arni, Cardoso, Farnocchia, Gallena, La Culla, Levigliani, Mulina, Palagnana, Pomezzana, Pontestazzemese, Pruno, Retignano, Ruosina, Sant'Anna, Stazzema, Terrinca, and Volegno Volegno is a village in Tuscany in central Italy. Administratively, it is a ''frazione'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintus Marcius
Quintus is a male given name derived from ''Quintus'', a common Latin forename (''praenomen'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Quintus derives from Latin word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth". Quintus is an English masculine given name and a surname. Quintus has been translated into Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ..., as Quinto. In other languages Derived surnames See also * {{lookfrom, Quintus English-language masculine given names Latin masculine given names Latin-language surnames Patronymic surnames Masculine given names Surnames it:Quinto nl:Quintus pl:Kwintus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calatorao
Calatorao is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 3,013 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza {{Zaragoza-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
