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Zero Branco
Zero Branco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Treviso. Geography Zero Branco borders the following municipalities: Mogliano Veneto, Morgano, Piombino Dese, Preganziol, Quinto di Treviso, Scorzè, Trebaseleghe and Treviso. People *Gaetano Cozzi (1922–2001), historian * Simone Favaro (1988–*), rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... player References External links Official website Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. Later, after a Feudalism, feudal period, it was part of the Republic of Venice until 1797. Venice ruled for centuries over one of the largest and richest maritime republics and trade empires in the world. After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna, the Republic was combined with Lombardy and annexed to the Austrian Empire as the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, until that was Italian unification, merged with the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, as a result of the Third Italian War of Independence. Besides Italian language, Italian, most inhabitants also speak Venetian language, Venetian. Since 1971, the Statute of Veneto has referred to the region's citizens as "the Venetian people". Article 1 defines Veneto as an " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piombino Dese
Piombino Dese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about north of Padua. Piombino Dese borders the following municipalities: Camposampiero, Istrana, Loreggia, Morgano, Resana, Trebaseleghe, Vedelago, Zero Branco. Palladio's Villa Cornaro Villa Cornaro is a patrician villa in Piombino Dese, about 30 km northwest of Venice, Italy. It was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1552 and is illustrated and described by him in Book Two of his 1570 masterwor ... can be found in the ''comunes territory. References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Favaro
Simone Favaro (born 7 November 1988) is a retired Italian international rugby union player. He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 20 June 2009. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and Treviso in the Pro12. Favaro plays at flanker. Rugby Union career Amateur career Favaro, the son of former Italy lock Roberto Favaro, started playing rugby aged nine while living in Zero Branco, on the advice of a family friend. After playing for the Treviso under-19 team, he then played in the Super 10 with Rovigo and Overmach Parma. Professional career He began his professional career playing for the Treviso under-19 team. In June 2010 he joined Aironi for their first season in the Celtic League. He then moved back to Treviso. On 18 February 2015 it was announced that Favaro would sign for the Scottish side Glasgow Warriors for the 2015–16 season in the summer of 2015. Favaro signed until May 2017. He quickly became a fan favourite and won Player of the Season in his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaetano Cozzi
Gaetano Cozzi (Zero Branco, September 15, 1922 – Venice, 15 March 2001) was an Italian historian, professor at Padua University, and researcher with the Giorgio Cini Foundation and Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche. He was a specialist in Venetian history, with special attention to the institutions, the relationship between law and society and the cultural environment.Michele Gottardi, "Il sapere di un gentiluomo", “La Tribuna di Treviso”, March 17, 2001, p. 49 Biography Education and period in Milan He was born in Zero Branco (Province of Treviso, Italy) on 15 September 1922 of Elsa Olivetti and Giovanni Cozzi. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Legnano (near Milan). He started high school in Milan, then, in 1938, he entered in the military school. In 1939 he entered the Military Academy of Modena."Ibidem", p. 30 In 1942a and three years later, in March 1942, he left it as a Lieutenant of the “Alpini”. A month later, he was affected with paralysis as a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebaseleghe
Trebaseleghe (; vec, Trebaxéłeghe ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northeast of Padua. The town houses the headquarters of Grafica Veneta Grafica Veneta, headquartered in Trebaseleghe (Padua), is the leading book printing company in Italy. History Grafica Veneta was originally an atepre-press link founded by two brothers, Rino and Sergio Franceschi, at early 1960s. This is not t ..., the Italian publisher of the ''Harry Potter'' books, which partially converted its production to protective masks for the general population during the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorzè
Scorzè is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, in the Italian region of Veneto, located about northwest of Venice. The country is bordered by Zero Branco, Trebaseleghe, Venezia, Noale and Salzano. The municipality of Scorzè contains many hamlets which are: Rio San Martino, Peseggia, Cappella, and Gardigiano. It is situated on an area inhabited since the Paleovenetian era, then colonized by the Romans. In the Middle Ages it was a feud of the bishops of Treviso, who had as vassals in the territory several families, in particular the Tempesta and the Scorzadis; then part of the Serenissima; since 1866, after the treaty of Vienna becomes a comune in the Kingdom of Italy, then Republic. It is an important agricultural, handicraft, industrial center, and is home to numerous companies, both large and small, and a hub of a certain importance from the point of view of traffic and the national electricity distribution network. Geography Territory The municipality bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinto Di Treviso
Quinto di Treviso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Treviso. In the church of Santa Cristina, a ''frazione ''of Quinto, is a Lorenzo Lotto's painting, the Santa Cristina al Tiverone Altarpiece. Quinto di Treviso borders the following municipalities: Morgano, Paese, Treviso, Zero Branco. People *Red Canzian, singer * Pierpaolo Capovilla, opera singer in the Teatro degli Orrori *Gianpaolo Dozzo Gianpaolo Dozzo (Quinto di Treviso, 2 October 1954) is a Venetian nationalism, Venetist politician and leading member of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord. Dozzo joined Liga Veneta in 1982, seven years before the foundation of Lega Nord, and was first e ..., politician * Fausto Pajar, journalist References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preganziol
Preganziol is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about south of Treviso. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 16,908 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Preganziol borders the following municipalities: Casale sul Sile, Casier, Mogliano Veneto, Treviso, Zero Branco Zero Branco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Treviso. Geography Zero Branco borders the following municipalities: Mogliano Veneto, M .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgano
Morgano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about west of Treviso. Morgano borders the following municipalities: Istrana, Paese, Piombino Dese, Quinto di Treviso, Zero Branco Zero Branco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Treviso. Geography Zero Branco borders the following municipalities: Mogliano Veneto, Mo .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Treviso
The Province of Treviso ('' it, Provincia di Treviso'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso. The province is surrounded by Belluno in the north, Vicenza in the west, Padua in southwest, Venice in the southeast and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the east. The river Piave passes through the province while the rivers Sile and Cagnan pass through the capital. The province's nickname is ''La Marca Trevigiana''. It has a prosperous economy and is an important producer of wine. It encompasses an area of 750 square miles. The province of Treviso was established by the Celts but flourished under Romans before it was subjugated to Hun, Ostrogoth, and Lombard control. During Roman rule, the province was called Tarvisium. During the first World War the province was badly damaged by the Army of Austria. The province has a total population of about 900,000 . There are 95 municipalities in the province. The Marathon of Saint Anthony is a popular happening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogliano Veneto
Mogliano Veneto ( vec, Mogian ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, located halfway between Mestre (Venice) and Treviso. Culture Mogliano is well known for the Medieval festival, which takes place in September of every year, as well as for the Christmas market which takes place from 1–10 December of every year with market stalls being set up in Piazza Pio X by cottage industries from as far away as Perugia. Transport Mogliano is cut in two by a busy street, known as ''Terraglio'', a historical road linking Treviso and Mestre/Venice. Mogliano Veneto railway station is on the busy Venice–Udine railway and, like Mestre, serves as a dormitory town for people working in the surrounding industrial areas. Train services operate to Venice, Treviso, Udine and Trieste. Twin towns * Ricadi, Italy * Mogliano, Italy * Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina Sports F.C. Union Pro Mogliano-Preganziol A.S.D. is the Italian football team of the city and of Pregan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treviso
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (''le Mura'') or in the historical and monumental center; some 80,000 live in the urban center while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton Group, Benetton, Sisley, Stefanel, Geox, Diadora and Lotto Sport Italia, appliance maker De'Longhi, and bicycle maker Pinarello. Treviso is also known for being the original production area of Prosecco wine and radicchio, and is thought to have been the origin of the popular Italian dessert Tiramisù. History Ancient era Some believe that Treviso derived its name from the Celtic word "tarvos" mixed with the Latin ending "isium" forming "Tarvisium", of the tarvos. Tarvos means bull in Celtic mytho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
