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Sestola
Sestola ( Sestolese: ; Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) situated in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. It is located near the Monte Cimone and other mountains of the northern Apennines separating Emilia and Tuscany. Sestola borders the following municipalities: Fanano, Fiumalbo, Lizzano in Belvedere, Montecreto, Montese Montese ( Frignanese: ) is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on 17 April 1945, after three days of battle against German forces. There are neighborhoods in th ..., Pavullo nel Frignano, Riolunato. Main sights *Fortress, rebuilt in the 16th century but dating to several centuries before. * Giardino Botanico Alpino "Esperia" * San Nicola di Bari church See also * San Giovanni Battista, Roncoscaglia References External links Official website Cities and towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicola Di Bari, Sestola
San Nicola di Bari is Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Sestola in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The earlier Romanesque-style church was rebuilt and re-oriented. The church was reconsecrated in 1629, by the vicar general of the Abbey of Nonantola. It had been decorated under the patronage of Ludovico and Bartolomeo Cavalcabò, local aristocrats of the 16th-17th centuries. The interior has a central nave with two aisles. Between 1897 and 1902 it was refurbished and frescoed by Albano Lugli, including frescoes of a ''St Nicolò da Bari'' in the apse. The facade was completed in 1909. The first chapel on the right has a canvas depicting the Madonna and Child with Saints'', a copy of a work by Camillo Boccaccino. The second has a 16th-century canvas depicting the ''Glory of St Joseph''. The third chapel has a 17th-century canvas depicting the ''Madonna of the Carmine with Saints Blaise and Francis'' attributed to Orazio Brunetti. It is flanked by pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giovanni Battista, Roncoscaglia
San Giovanni Battista is former-Roman Catholic parish church located in the frazione of Roncoscaglia in the Apennine hills above the town of Sestola in the province of Modena, region of Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ..., Italy. History A church at the site was erected in 1405, with the remains, and atop the foundations of a former castle. The church once had a series of 15th-century frescoes depicting the ''Life of St John the Baptist''; these were removed in 1857, and are now displayed in the Museo del Duomo of Modena. The simple, undecorated, stone church with a portico and its two story bell-tower is now closed, and the roof is in danger of collapse. For some time, the parish functions were transferred to the Oratory of San Biagio. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanano
Fanano ( Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about south of Modena. Fanano borders the following municipalities: Cutigliano, Fiumalbo, Lizzano in Belvedere, Montese, San Marcello Piteglio, Sestola. It is located in the Modenese Apennines. The Monte Cimone is in its territory. Main sights *Watch tower * San Silvestro, a Baroque church * San Colombano, another church * Oratorio della Beata Vergine delle Grazie * Santa Chiara * San Francesco * San Giuseppe Sposo di Maria * Santa Chiara People * Italo Bortolotti, painter * Felix Pedro, born in the small village of Trignano, part of the comune of Fanano. Sister cities * Fairbanks, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giardino Botanico Alpino "Esperia"
Esperia alpine botanical garden is a 3-hectare alpine botanical garden located at an elevation of 1500 meters at the Passo del Lupo, some 4 km from Sestola, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is operated by the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), Modena section. The garden was first organized in 1952 as the Centro Erboristico Appenninico Sperimentale for the study of medicinal plants, grass, etc., and set within a natural beech forest at the foot of Monte Cimone. In 1980 it became today's botanical garden, and opened to the public. Its name, "Esperia", refers to the Garden of the Gods in Greek mythology. Today the garden contains about 200 species of local and exotic plants, arranged in 32 flowerbeds, with a trail for the blind in Braille, and a section of medicinal plants. Of particular interest is the "Cimone roccera" which represents Cimone's sandstone and flora, and a pond containing crested newts. See also * List of botanical gardens in Italy This list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riolunato
Riolunato ( Riolunatese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. It is overlooked from the south by the Monte Cimone. Its fraction ''Le Polle'', about high, is one of the most important stations in the ''Monte Cimone Ski resort''. Riolunato borders the following municipalities: Fiumalbo, Frassinoro, Lama Mocogno, Montecreto, Palagano, Pievepelago, Sestola. Traditions "Maggio delle Ragazze" (May of the girls). The event takes place every three years in two different moments. The first during the night between 30 April and 1 May, the second usually the second Sunday of May. During the first part the young men of the village sing traditional refrains (hymns to spring and youth) in order to wish a good season of prosperity and happiness. Twin towns * Tórshavn, Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montese
Montese ( Frignanese: ) is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on 17 April 1945, after three days of battle against German forces. There are neighborhoods in the Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Belém named after the Italian city, in homage to the three Brazilian soldiers who died in the battle to take Montese from the Germans during 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 opposin .... Sources Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecreto
Montecreto ( Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. Montecreto borders the following municipalities: Lama Mocogno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Riolunato, Sestola Sestola ( Sestolese: ; Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) situated in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. It is located near the Monte Cimone .... References Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cimone
Monte Cimone is the highest mountain in the northern Apennines, of Italy. Geography The mountain has an elevation of 2,165 m and is also the highest point in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It encompasses the ''comuni'' of Fiumalbo, Sestola, Fanano and Riolunato in the province of Modena. Its interior houses a military structure; for this reason, during the Cold War, access to the peak was forbidden. During World War II it was a German radar site and anti-aircraft gun battery. Later it was used as a communications relay site by the U.S. Air Force, until removed in 2008. Skiing It is a frequented winter ski resort. In the resort there are 31 ski trails for a total length of more than 50 km (the longest trail is 3,6 km) served by 26 lifts. Ski season starts usually at the beginning of December (often in the last week end of November) and ends in the middle of April. The resort is composed by six different area (Passo del Lupo, Polle, Cimoncino, Lago Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiumalbo
Fiumalbo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. Fiumalbo borders the following municipalities: Coreglia Antelminelli, Abetone Cutigliano, Fanano, Pievepelago Pievepelago ( Frignanese: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in the heart of the northern Apennine Mountains. Situated on the ''Scoltenna river'', in a mountain valley, it is a ..., Riolunato, Sestola. History Fiumalbo is a very old mountain village with almost 1 000 years of written history, but its origins are much older and are lost in the centuries. A border town, it has experienced the events that have changed history with detachment and distance, considering those events unrelated to the history of the town. Some sources report that the first inhabitants of the Fiumalbo Valley were the Ligurian-Frinians, who took refuge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavullo Nel Frignano
Pavullo nel Frignano ( Frignanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Montecuccoli, and of the ''pieve'' of ''San Giovanni Battista di Renno'' (8th-9th century AD). The town was extensively damaged during World War II due to its proximity to the Gothic Line. The economy is mostly based on agriculture. The 2006 World Cup winning Italian footballer Luca Toni was born in Pavullo nel Frignano. Pavullo nel Frignano Airport "G. Paolucci" Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Pavullo nel Frignano, ICAO: LIDP) is an Italian airport located in 'I Piani' in Pavullo, about 2 km south of Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy. The airport is used for general aviation, business aviation, l ... is in the ''comune''. Sources Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzano In Belvedere
Lizzano in Belvedere ( High Mountain Bolognese: ; City Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna. Among the parishes is the church of San Pietro, Vidiciatico. Twin towns — sister cities Lizzano in Belvedere is twinned with: * Hilzingen Hilzingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Twin towns — sister cities Hilzingen is twinned with: * Lizzano in Belvedere, Italy * Stolpen Stolpen ( hsb, Stołpin) is a town in the district of Säc ..., Germany References External links Official website Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia-Romagna
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