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  1. Southern Italy

    about the EU constituency Southern Italy European Parliament constituency The Southern Italy or Il Mezzogiorno IPA it med z o d rno , meaning Midday is the traditional term for the southern half of the Italy ... as part of Southern Italy more for economic reasons than for cultural, historical or geographical ... except Sardinia , of the historical Kingdom of Two Sicilies . The Southern Italy carries a unique ..., its rich cuisine and its colorful folklore. The history of the Southern Italy boasts numerous kings ... Nazionale di Statistica ISTAT uses the term South Italy Southern Italy also for identifying one of the five ... d Italia.jpg thumb right Satellite image of the Southern Italy. The Southern Italy forms the lower ... would be the second largest city if one includes Sicily as part of Southern Italy. The region is geologically ... their homeland, Greeks began to settle in Southern Italy Cerchiai, pp.  14 18 . Also during this period ... Following the Gothic War 535 554 , and until the arrival of the Normans , much of Southern Italy s destiny ..., much of Southern Italy experienced a slow process of orientalisation in religious life rites ... Italy Islamic states in southern Italy , such as the Emirate of Sicily and Emirate of Bari . Amalfi ... possessions in Southern Italy, ending the six centuries old presence of both powers in the peninsula ... in the development of Southern Italy. In Sicily, he endorsed a deep reform of the laws culminated ... of Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia File 1855 Colton s Map of Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Malta Geographicus ItalySouth colton 1855.jpg thumb right 19th century map of Southern Italy, featuring .... ref Roland Sarti, Italy A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present 2004 pp 567 8 ref The Southern ... was interrupted. Poverty and organized crime , though were persistent problems in Southern Italy as well ... regional funding 2007 2013 Southern Italy is almost all classified under Regional policy of the European ... disparities persist. Southern Italy continues to be poor and underdeveloped. Problems still include ...   more details



  1. Southern Italy autonomist movements

    regional Southern Italy autonomist movements , covering the political spectrum from socialist to House of Bourbon Bourbon monarchist . Since the fall of the Roman Empire , Southern Italy often experienced distinct historical developments when compared to Northern Italy . As a result, it has developed distinctive cultures and identities that persist to this day. After the Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Kingdom of Italy took control of the south in 1861, as well as the rest of Italy apart ... groups continue to advocate greater autonomy, or sometimes even independence, for southern Italy or regions ... to retain strong links with Venice, the south of Italy and Sicily. For long periods the southern territories ... 0701113472 ref In the 11th century Normans Norman invaders took control of southern Italy, captured ... 22Edict of Bayonne 22 year 1858 ref As a result of its colourful history and geography, southern Italy ... spoken in the southern Italy are grouped as dialects of the Neapolitan language Neapolitan and Sicilian ... southern cities ref cite book first Edgar last Holt title The Making of Italy 1815 1870 year 1971 ... of 1861 was very poor. The Borbons had left a southern Italy where there was little industry, bad roads ... to vote. Most people in the Southern Italy Mezzogiorno the former Two Sicilies lived in extreme poverty ... campaign against the unionists 1861 1871 took place throughout southern Italy, and in Sicily, inducing ... law for several years, Sicily and southern Italy was the object of a harsh repression by the Italian army. Many public works were initiated in southern Italy in order to build roads and railways .... Historically concentrating only on the economic gap between the north and south of Italy, the southern ... fought for Universal Suffrage for the moral and economic rebirth of Italy s Mezzogiorno southern Italy ... and greater autonomy primarily for Sicily , but also for other regions of Southern Italy . The party ... year 1997 title Modern Italy A Political History location Ann Arbor publisher The University of Michigan ...   more details



  1. History of Islam in southern Italy

    of Italy No need of boldface titling for derivative entries The history of Islam in southern Italy ..., following the Norman conquest of southern Italy . ref The first permanent Arab conquest on Sicily ... of commerce between southern Italy and Ifriqiya. After a further attack in 819 by Mohammed ... and parts of southern Italy lasted 75 years. According to some sources, the conquest was spurred ... the operations in southern Italy. Taormina, the last main Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, fell ... File Italy 1000 AD.svg thumb left 250px Southern Italy circa 1000, showing the Kalbid emirate ... in southern Italy, reaching up to Gerace and Cassano allo Ionio . A second Calabrian campaign in 952 ... Southern Italy in 1084, showing the remains of the Kalbid emirate, then fought over by multiple claimants ... Norman conquest of southern Italy Muslim settlement of Lucera In 1038, a Byzantine army under George ... conquest of southern Italy invaded Sicily in 1060. The island was split between three Arab emirs, and the majority ... city of Bari , in the Apulia region of southern Italy, was captured by a Muslim army in 847, then remained ... of the Normans to southern Italy. ref During this period, as the cities took command of their own ... publisher Dedalo Litostampa year 1964 Skinner, Patricia 1995 . Family Power in Southern Italy The Duchy ... Of Islam In Southern Italy Category 7th century conflicts Category 8th century conflicts Category ... stronghold in Italy temporary footholds were established on the mainland peninsula. Much of the Apulia ... struggle for power in Italy and Europe with Byzantine Christian forces competing against Frankish ... in Sicily by the 1280s. The Muslim Ottoman Empire later made its own attempts to gain a foothold in Italy .... They sacked Syracuse, Italy Syracuse and returned to Egypt after a month of pillaging. After ... in an Aghlabid victory. Asad subsequently conquered the southern shore of the island and laid ... , losing about 10,000 men. Lentini was conquered in 846, and Ragusa, Italy Ragusa followed in 848. Abbas ...   more details



  1. Norman conquest of southern Italy

    the extent of Norman conquest in Italy over several decades of activity by independent adventurers The Normans Norman conquest of southern Italy spanned the late eleventh and much of the twelfth centuries ... one decisive battle , the conquest of Southern Italy was the product of decades and many battles ... in southern Italy is 999. In that year, according to several sources, Norman pilgrims of which ... of Melus, including his son Argyrus Catepan of Italy Argyrus , to Constantinople . Basil died in 1016 after years of peace in southern Italy. Leo Tornikios Kontoleon arrived as Basil s successor ... of the largest in southern Italy. Between 1038 and 1040, another band of Normans were sent along with a Lombard ... centres of Norman power in southern Italy one at Melfi under the Hautevilles and another at Aversa ... of Sicily, 1061 1091 seealso History of Islam in southern Italy Emirate of Sicily Norman Arab Byzantine ... the capital city and its environs. However, the city was the most important in southern Italy and its ..., and renovation of castles in southern Italy. Most of their castles seem to have been original ... was the Norman Conquest of Southern Italy? Nottingham Medieval Studies , Vol. 25 1981 , pp. 13 34. Loud ..., 1970. Skinner, Patricia. Family Power in Southern Italy The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours ... the entire southern third of the Italian Peninsula save Benevento , which they did briefly .... Arrival of the Normans in Italy, 999 1017 File Italy 1000 AD.svg thumb 300px left Map of Italy ... of the Holy Roman Empire the bold line and Sicily. Even the southern regions of Latium the Papal States ... the arrival of the first Normans in Italy appears in primary chronicles without reference to any ... Henry II in 1022 On 9 May 1009, an insurrection erupted in Bari against the Catapanate of Italy ... Guard was sent to Italy to combat the Normans. The two forces met on the river Ofanto near Cannae ... by Argyrus Catepan of Italy Argyrus , who won some early victories but then too was bribed to defect ...   more details



  1. Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency)

    Infobox European Parliament constituency name Infobox Southern Italy European Parliament constituency title Southern Italy locationmap2007 yes lat 44.0 long 16.0 mapcaption Shown in Italy in red created 1979 meps 18 15 2009 , br 17 2004 , br 21 1999 , br 21 1994 memberstate Italy sources http www.europarl.europa.eu elections2004 ep election sites en yourvoice index.html http www.europarl.europa.eu election law en lait01en.htm http aei.pitt.edu 5176 01 000470 1.pdf http aei.pitt.edu 5987 01 003209 1.pdf http aei.pitt.edu 5177 01 000471 1.pdf In Elections in the European Union European elections , Southern Italy is a European Parliament constituency constituency of the European Parliament . It consists of the Regions of Italy regions of Abruzzo , Apulia , Basilicata , Calabria , Campania and Molise . As the other Italian constituencies, it has only a procedural goal to choose the elected MEPs inside party lists, the distribution of seats between different parties being calculated at national level called Collegio Unico Nazionale , National Single Constituency . clr External links http www.eurela.org European Election News by European Election Law Association Eurela European Parliament constituencies 2004 2009 Category European Parliament constituencies in Italy Italy election stub EU stub it Circoscrizione Italia meridionale ...   more details



  1. History of the Jews in Southern Central Italy

    Jews and Judaism sidebar The History of the Jews in Southern Central Italy is at least 2000 years old and now covers the modern provences of Campania , Molise , and Basilicata . This area, which is a mix of mountains and rich fertile plains, is south of Rome but north of Calabria and Apulia . Most of the Jewish communities were settled in the Roman Era by Jewish merchants or by Jewish captives after the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70. However, the region was mostly abandoned by the Jews by middle of the 16th century. Today, only the city on Naples has a Jewish population. And, unlike the southern provences, there seems to be no interest by neofiti descendants to revive the Jewish faith. Basilicata Matera The Jews lived in the region of Matera in a section behind the Lanfranchi Seminary. Later known as the Seminary Ghetto . ref http www.turismomatera.it warehouse photos guida en.pdf www.turismomatera.it ref The town of Grassano , located in Matera, is the setting of the Jewish author, Carlo Levi s memoir, Christ Stopped at Eboli . Venosa The town of Venosa , is located east of Naples and just outside Campania. The Jews settled in this Roman colony before the 3rd century. Many Jewish inscriptions were discovered there. Fifty four epitaphs from a Jewish catacomb have been studied. They date from the third to the sixth centuries and are composed in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. By the 1970s more inscriptions were discovered including 23 epitaphs belonging to a cemetery. All are in Hebrew ... Papal rule, Benevento was spared the Jewish expulsion from southern Italy by the Spanish Crown in 1541 ... works in the area. During the Jewish persecutions in southern Italy in 1290 94, many Jews in Capua ... in southern Italy around 1290 94, many Jewish families were forceably baptazied as Neofiti ... jmatthew naples jewcombs.html References reflist DEFAULTSORT Southern Central Italy Category ... ref See also History of the Jews in Italy by region History of the Jews in Apulia History ...   more details



  1. San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy

    The San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy Italian Pontificia Facolt Teologica dell Italia Meridionale, San Luigi is an institution of higher learning in Naples , Italy . It is located prominently on via Petrarca in the Posillipo section of the city. In its present form, the school has existed since 1969 it was a fusion of two pre existing university religious departments The Neapolitan Theology Department of the University of Naples Italian Facolt Teologica Napoletana and the San Luigi Theology College Italian Facolt Teologica San Luigi run by the Jesuit s. In addition, other religious institutions in southern Italy are now affiliated, including the Theological Institute of Calabria Italian Istituto Teologico Calabro and the Theological Institute of Puglia Italian Istituto Teologico Pugliese . The institute confers higher degrees in ecclesiastical studies and is in full communion with the Holy See . External links http www.pftim.it Home page of the institution coord missing Italy Category Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Italy Category 1969 establishments it Pontificia facolt teologica dell Italia meridionale ...   more details



  1. File:Tjasa Iris, Slovenia, Court-yard in Lecce, Southern Italy, 2006.jpg

    Summary Information Description Tjasa Iris, Courtyard in Lecce, Southern Italy,acryl on canvas, 90 x 120 cm, 2006. Source self made Date 2006 Location archive Author Tjasa Iris, Branik 176, 5295 Branik, Slovenia, tel.05 305 79 09, archive Permission other versions Licensing cc by sa 3.0 Orphan image ...   more details



  1. I.T.A.L.Y.

    Infobox Film name I.T.A.L.Y. br I Trust and Love You image image size caption director Mark A. Reyes producer Annette Gozon Abrogar br Jose Mari Abacan writer Senedy Que narrator starring Jolina Magdangal br Dennis Trillo br and Rufa Mae Quinto music http www.weebly.com uploads 2 1 3 3 213333 jolina magdangal will of the wind.mp3 The Will of the Wind by Jolina Magdangal cinematography editing distributor GMA Films released August 6, 2008 runtime country Philippines language Filipino language Filipino , English language English budget gross PHP 48.9 Million preceded by followed by I.T.A.L.Y. is a romantic comedy starring Jolina Magdangal , Dennis Trillo and Rufa Mae Quinto , produced and distributed by GMA Films . The film was filmed in three different continents Asia , Europe and Africa . ref http www.gmanews.tv video 20466 GMA Films reminds Gabby Concepcion of contract GMA Films reminds Gabby Concepcion of contract ref Filming went on in Europe and had a September 17, 2008 release instead of the original opening date of August 6, 2008. ref http www.pep.ph guide 2370 I.T.A.L.Y. screening moved to September 17 ref According to the data gathered by the American website, I.T.A.L.Y. starring Eugene Domingo, Jolina Magdangal and Dennis Trillo has raked P13.2 Million on its opening week. Its total theatrical gross is PHP 48,909,311 Million. Plot Destiny. Is it beyond our control? Or do we make our own? These questions and other musings about the past and the future set the tone as we sail into the year s most anticipated film about love and life. Six people are brought together on a seven day cruise that will change their lives forever A hopeless romantic Jolina Magdangal searches for the right man for her, while dreaming of becoming a singer. A successful businessman Dennis Trillo searches for the truth about a woman from his past. A senior housekeeper Eugene Domingo finds out that it is never too late to find true love. A young waiter Mark Herras finds the woman of his dreams ...   more details



  1. Memorandums taken on a journey from Paris into the southern parts of France and Northern Italy, in the year

    Infobox Book name Memorandums taken on a journey from Paris into the southern parts of France and Northern of Italy, in the year 1787 title orig translator image image caption author Thomas Jefferson illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series subject Travel literature Travelogue genre Non fiction publisher pub date english pub date media type Print pages isbn N A oclc preceded by followed by Memorandums taken on a journey from Paris into the southern parts of France and Northern Italy, in the year 1787 , or Memoranda , is a text by Thomas Jefferson , written during a trip beginning February 28, 1787 from France to Italy. Jefferson produced the work as a guide for two young American friends, Thomas Lee Shippen and John Rutledge, following a wine tour of Europe. It consists largely of an extensive discussion of the wine grown throughout southern France and northern Italy. Jefferson excerpted the material from his general travel journals. ref cite book title Thomas Jefferson on Wine last Hailman first John R. authorlink coauthors year 2006 publisher University Press of Mississippi location isbn 157806841X page 104 119 pages 475 url http books.google.co.uk books?id 7bIfz0aP0cYC ref References reflist Category Travel books Category American books Category Works by Thomas Jefferson travel book stub it Viaggio nel sud della Francia e nel nord d Italia ...   more details



  1. Southern

    Wiktionary The name Southern may refer to Education Southern University System , a historically African American public university system in the U.S. state of Louisiana Southern University formal name Southern University and A&M College , the main campus of the system, located in Baton Rouge. When referring to a school in this system, Southern by itself generally refers to this particular campus. Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport Southern University Law Center , the system s law school, also in Baton Rouge Southern Adventist University , Collegedale, Tennessee, United States Southern Connecticut State University , New Haven, Connecticut, United States Southern High School disambiguation , various schools Organizations Southern Railway disambiguation , various railways Southern Airways , a defunct airline Southern Air , an airline based in Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. Southern Company , a U.S. electricity corporation Southern Records , an independent record label Southern Television , a now defunct UK television company Southern train operating company , current train operator for some services in Southern England. Surname Caleb Southern , American music producer Edwin Southern , molecular biologist Eileen Southern , American musicologist Jeri Southern , American jazz pianist and singer Keith Southern , English association football player for Blackpool F.C. Richard Southern theatre designer 1903 1989 , British theatre designer R. W. Southern 1912 2001 , British medieval historian Steve Southern , Australian professional rugby player Terry Southern , American writer Sports Southern 500 , a NASCAR car race Southern 500 1950 2004 , a former NASCAR race Southern Conference , a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Southern Jaguars , the athletic program of the main campus of Southern University Southern League disambiguation , various sports leagues Geographic locations Southern ...   more details



  1. Orthodoxy in Italy

    The main Eastern Orthodox Church Orthodox churches in Italy are as follows The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe, a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy , a diocese of the Romanian Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe Serbian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Zagreb, Ljubljana and All Italy the Orthodox Church in Italy , an independent organization the Holy Synod of Milan Patriarchal Metropolitan of Aquilea , and independent organization founded in 1983 by Evloghios, a priest of a Russian parish in Milan, following the Old Calendarist tradition, with followers in Italy, Switzerland, France, and North America orthodoxy stub Category Eastern Orthodoxy by country Italy Category Christianity in Italy it Cristianesimo ortodosso in Italia pl Prawos awie we W oszech ru ...   more details



  1. Outline of Italy

    double image right Flag of Italy.svg 185 Italy Emblem.svg 109 The Flag of Italy The Coat of arms of Italy File LocationItaly.svg 300px thumb The location of Italy File ItalyOMC.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Italian Republic See also Index of Italy related articles The Italian Republic , commonly known as Italy , is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in Southern Europe on the Italian ... of Rieti Province of Rome Province of Latina Province of Frosinone Col 3 Southern Italy Abruzzo Region ... factbook geos it.html title Italy work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Italy shares its northern Alps Alpine border boundary with France .... Italy has been the home of many European culture s, such as the Etruscans and the Ancient ... and spread all over Europe. Italy s capital Rome has been for centuries the center of Western culture Western civilization , and is the seat of the Catholic Church . Today, Italy is a democratic ... rating in the world. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy TOC limit limit 2 General reference File Italy CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Italy Pronunciation IPA en t li en us Italy.ogg IPA it i ta lja lang Common English country name Italy ... and nations Demonym s Italian Etymology Name of Italy International rankings of Italy ISO country ... of Italy File Topographic map of Italy.jpg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Italy Main article Geography of Italy Italy is a peninsula and a country Location Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe Western Europe Southern Europe Italian Peninsula Time zone Central European Time UTC 01 , Central European Summer Time UTC 02 Extreme points of Italy North Glockenkarkopf ... 199 km Flag San Marino 39 km Flag Vatican City 3 km Coastline 7,600 km Population of Italy 60,067,554 ... by population 23rd most populous country Area of Italy convert 301338 km2 abbr on List of countries ...   more details



  1. South Italy

    About the EU constituency Southern Italy European Parliament constituency class infobox border 1 cellpadding 4 style width 300px border collapse collapse font size 95 style font size larger big South Italy big colspan 2 style text align center background fff Image Italian NUTS1 South.svg 200px alt A picture showing South Italy highlighted in red in a political map of Italy. colspan 2 Regional statistics Composition Flag icon Abruzzo Abruzzo br Flag icon Apulia Apulia br Flag icon Basilicata Basilicata br Flag icon Calabria Calabria br Flag icon Campania Campania br Flag icon Molise Molise style vertical align bottom Area br   Total br convert 73224 km 0 abbr on br style vertical align bottom Population br   Total br br   Population density Density br 14,184,916 ref http demo.istat.it ... without first discussing such changes on the article s talk page. South Italy lang it Italia meridionale or just lang it Sud Italia is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used ... 1 regions first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency . South Italy encompasses six of the Regions of Italy country s 20 regions Abruzzo Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Molise South Italy is defined only for statistical and electoral purposes. It should not to be confused with the Southern Italy Midday , cn span a non statistical, mainly geographical and historical term date December 2011 which generally refers to all the southern half of the Italian State, comprising the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia , that however form a Insular Italy distinct statistical region . See also National Institute of Statistics Italy Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northwest Italy Northeast Italy Central Italy Insular Italy Northern Italy Southern Italy References Reflist Coord missing Italy Category Geography of Italy Category NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union Italy geo stub ca It lia meridional es Italia meridional fr Italie m ridionale it Italia Meridionale ...   more details



  1. Chia, Italy

    unreferenced date July 2009 Chia pronounced kia or Baia di Chia is a coastal area in southern Sardinia Italy , which is part of the comune municipality of Domus de Maria in the Province of Cagliari . External links http www.vacanze.sardegna.it vacanze sardegna localita Chia Chia Category Frazioni of the Province of Cagliari it Baia di Chia ...   more details



  1. Corvo, Italy

    Corvo is a village in the province of Catanzaro , in the Calabria region of southern Italy . It lies west of the Viale Magna Grecia. External links http www.maplandia.com italy calabria catanzaro corvo Corvo Map Satellite Images of Corvo Maplandia World Gazetteer coord 38 51 N 16 36 E region IT type city display title Category Frazioni of the Province of Catanzaro Calabria geo stub ...   more details



  1. Central Italy

    About the EU constituency Central Italy European Parliament constituency class infobox border 1 cellpadding 4 style width 300px border collapse collapse font size 95 style font size larger big Central Italy big colspan 2 style text align center background fff File Italian NUTS1 Central.svg 200px alt A picture showing Central Italy highlighted in red in a political map of Italy. colspan 2 Regional statistics Composition Flag icon Lazio Lazio br Flag icon Marche Marche br Flag icon Tuscany Tuscany br Flag icon Umbria Umbria style vertical align bottom Area br   Total br convert 58051 km 0 abbr on br style vertical align bottom Population br   Total br br   Population density Density br 11,945,000 ref http demo.istat.it index e.html ref 2010 est. 205.7 km 532.9 sq mi Largest city Rome pop. 2,758,991 GDP 343.7 billion 2008 ref http epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu tgm table.do?tab table&init 1&language en&pcode tgs00003&plugin 1 ref NOTE Please do not add references to the lead of the article. The lead is a summary of the article. Statements made in the lead are or should be referenced in the body of the text. The only exception consists of the references for the definition, which doesn t yet have a separate section. Do not add new information to the lead. NOTE FURTHER Please do not make significant changes to the lead without first discussing such changes on the article s talk page. Central Italy lang it Italia centrale or just lang it Centro is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica National Institute of Statistics ... . Central Italy encompasses four of the Regions of Italy country s 20 regions Lazio Marche Tuscany Umbria References Reflist See also National Institute of Statistics Italy Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northwest Italy Northeast Italy South Italy Insular Italy Northern Italy Southern Italy Coord missing Italy Category Geography of Italy Italy geo stub ar bg ca It lia ...   more details



  1. Kingdom of Italy

    1945 . The kingdom of Italy continued to exist in the liberated parts of central and southern Italy but was replaced by a Republic of Italy republic in 1946. See also History of Italy King of Italy References reflist disambig DEFAULTSORT Kingdom Of Italy Category History of Italy ar ... in 1806. Kingdom of Italy Napoleonic Napoleon Bonaparte established a French client state in Italy between 1805 and 1814. Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Following the Italian unification unification of Italy under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi , the House of Savoy , then represented by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Victor Emmanuel II , was invited to hold the throne of a new independent kingdom in 1861. The state was often known as Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Fascist Italy during the regime of Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943. In the northern and central parts of the kingdom of Italy ...   more details



  1. Northwest Italy

    About the EU constituency North West Italy European Parliament constituency class infobox border 1 cellpadding 4 style width 300px border collapse collapse font size 95 style font size larger big Northwest Italy big colspan 2 style text align center background fff Image Italian NUTS1 NorthWest.svg 200px alt A picture showing Northwest highlighted in red in a political map of Italy. colspan 2 Regional statistics Composition Flag icon Aosta Valley Aosta Valley br Flag icon Liguria Liguria br Flag icon Lombardy Lombardy br Flag icon Piedmont Piedmont style vertical align bottom Area br   Total br convert 57931 km 0 abbr on br style vertical align bottom Population br   Total br br   Population density Density br 16,111,002 ref http demo.istat.it index e.html ref 2010 est. 268.8 km 720.3 sq mi Largest city Milan pop. 1,321,113 GDP 503.2 billion 2008 ref http epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu tgm table.do?tab table&init 1&language en&pcode tgs00003&plugin 1 ref NOTE Please do not add references to the lead of the article. The lead is a summary of the article. Statements made in the lead are or should be referenced in the body of the text. The only exception consists of the references for the definition, which doesn t yet have a separate section. Do not add new information to the lead. NOTE FURTHER Please do not make significant changes to the lead without first discussing such changes on the article s talk page. Northwest Italy lang it Italia nord occidentale or just lang it Nordovest is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ... and a European Parliament constituency . Northwest encompasses four of the Regions of Italy country ... Italy Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northeast Italy Central Italy South Italy Insular Italy Northern Italy Southern Italy References Reflist Coord missing Italy Category Geography of Italy Category NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union Italy geo stub ca It lia nord occidental es Italia noroccidental ...   more details



  1. Northern Italy

    . Close to urban markets Farmers have their own land Related categories Southern Italy See also Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northwest Italy Northeast Italy Central Italy South Italy Insular Italy ...File Padania Italia.png thumb right Map showing Northern Italy as defined by the Italian statistics institute istat the sum of the First level NUTS of the European Union NUTS regions of Italia Nord Ovest and Italia Nord Est Northern Italy is a wide cultural, historical and geographical definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the northern part of the Italy Italian state , also referred as Settentrione or Alta Italia . It coincides with two areas belonging to Italian first level NUTS of the European Union North West Nord Ovest that includes the regions of italy regions of Aosta Valley , Liguria , Lombardy and Piedmont North East Nord Est that includes the regions of italy regions of Emilia Romagna , Friuli Venezia Giulia , Trentino Alto Adige S dtirol and Veneto Geography By far the larger portion of Northern Italy is occupied by the basin of the Po river , which comprises ... by a separate mouth. Economy Northern Italy is the most developed and productive area of the country, and the first part of Italy to be industrialized in the last half of the 19th century, the so called ...?tab table&init 1&language en&pcode tgs00003&plugin 1 ref Northern Italy accounts for almost 55 of the national economy. Pollution in Northern Italy In 2005 the BBC and Meteorologists across Europe revealed that Northern Italy was one of Europe s most polluted areas due to smog, and air pollution. Today, the air quality in Northern Italy still continues to be a major factor that the area has to face ... Italy has many advantages, including the following It is easy to borrow money. Local colleges can ... References Reflist Category Geography of Italy Italy geo stub ar bg da ... ro Italia de Nord simple Northern Italy sh Sjeverna Italija fi Pohjois Italia tr Kuzey talya ...   more details



  1. Little Italy

    Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italian people Italians or people ... Little Italy, Edmonton , in Alberta Little Italy, Montreal , in Quebec Little Italy, Ottawa , in Ontario Little Italy, Toronto , in Ontario Little Italy, Vancouver , in British Columbia Little Italy, Winnipeg , in Manitoba Neighbourhoods of Windsor, Ontario Little Italy Little Italy, Windsor , in Ontario ... Italy, Altoona , in Pennsylvania Little Italy, Baltimore , in Maryland North End, Boston , in Massachusetts Little Italy, Bridgeport , in Connecticut Canal Street Buffalo Little Italy, Buffalo , in New York Little Italy, Cleveland , in Ohio Little Italy, Chicago , in Illinois Elmwood Park, Illinois Melrose Park, Illinois Grand Avenue Chicago Grand Ave, Chicago Little Italy, Connellsville , in Pennsylvania Little Italy, Los Angeles, a defunct neighborhood now part of New Chinatown, Los Angeles ... , including Little Italy, Manhattan Arthur Avenue, Bronx Little Italy, The Bronx Bensonhurst, Brooklyn ... Italy, Omaha , in Nebraska Little Italy, Paterson , in New Jersey South Philadelphia in Philadelphia ... The Hill, St. Louis The Hill Little Italy in St. Louis, Missouri Little Italy, San Diego, California North Beach, San Francisco , in California Little Italy, Schenectady, New York Schenectady , in New York South End, Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield , in Massachusetts Little Italy, Syracuse , in New York Little Italy, Waterbury , in Connecticut Little Italy, Wilmington , in Delaware Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio United Kingdom Little Italy in Bedford Little Italy, Hoddesdon , in Hertfordshire Scotland Road in Liverpool was known as Little Italy Clerkenwell in London was known as Little Italy Ancoats in Manchester was known as Little Italy Republic of Ireland Italian Quarter, Dublin Sweden Little Italy, G teborg Other Italian neighborhoods Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as Little Italy, including Australia Little Italy, Melbourne ...   more details



  1. Smoking in Italy

    Smoking in Italy has been Smoking ban banned in public places including Bar establishment bar s, restaurant s, discotheque s and office s since 2005. ref name Deutsche Welle 10 01 cite news url http www.dw world.de dw article 0,,1453590,00.html title Smoking Ban Begins in Italy publisher Deutsche Welle date 10.01.2005 accessdate August 2010 ref A majority of Italians supported the ban at the time it was first implemented, ref name Deutsche Welle 10 01 but there was a lack of support from smokers and some bar owners, ref name Italians fume and only 5 of bar and restaurant owners immediately introduced separate smoking rooms. ref name Italians fume Italy was the 4th Europe an country to introduce a smoking bans in public places. ref name thesmokingban cite web url http www.thesmokingban.org italy.php title Italian Smoking Ban publisher The Smoking Ban year 2008 accessdate 2010 ref However, on 1 August 2005 a judge ruled that business owners could not be punished for not enforcing the law, ref name thesmokingban which is mainly followed in northeastern Italy, and not followed at all in southern Italy . ref name thesmokingban Heart attack s in Italian adults dropped significantly following the implementation of the smoking ban ref name cite web url http www.sciencedaily.com releases 2008 02 080211172539.htm title Heart Attacks Decreased After Public Smoking Ban In Italy publisher ScienceDaily ... article idUSL1114668320080211 title Heart attacks drop after Italy s smoking ban study publisher Reuters ... was the leading preventable cause of death in Italy. ref name Italians fume cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk ... name Roger Dobson cite web url http www.bmj.com cgi content full 331 7526 1159 a DC1 title Italy s ban ... BMJ date 19 November 2005 accessdate 2010 ref See also Smoking by country Italy topics References Reflist Category Politics of Italy Category Smoking by country Italy Category Health in Italy Category Tobacco in Italy Italy stub ...   more details



  1. 1503 in Italy

    Orphan date January 2010 Year nav topic 1500 Italy An incomplete list of events which happened in Italy in 1503 Battle of Ruvo The Battle of Ruvo was fought on 23 February 1503 between a Spain Spanish army under Gonzalo Fern ndez de C rdoba and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Count of Melito Diego de Mendoza and a France French army commanded by Jacques de la Palice . The battle was part of the Second Italian War and was fought at the town of Ruvo in the Province of Bari , modern day Italy . The result was a Spanish victory. Battle of Cerignola ref http gonsalvo.com reports cerignola.html ref Battle of Garigliano 1503 Challenge of Barletta The Challenge of Barletta Italian language Italian Disfida di Barletta was a battle fought near Barletta, southern Italy, on February 13, 1503, on the plains between Corato and Andria, Apulia Andria . Births Michele Tosini Deaths Iovianus Pontanus Antonio Bonfini Lorenzo Cybo de Mari Alexander VI References references Category 1503 in Italy Category History of Italy ...   more details



  1. Insular Italy

    2006 07 it dropped for the first time below 10 , reaching 8.6 , the lowest of all the Southern Italy ... to the lead without first discussing such changes on the article s talk page. Insular Italy lang it Italia insulare or just lang it Isole is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used ... level 1 regions first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency . Insular Italy encompasses two of the Regions of Italy country s 20 regions Sardinia Sicily Geography Insular Italy occupies ... to Mount Etna , Italy s highest non Alps Alpine peak and Europe s largest active volcano. Sardinia is home to the Gennargentu mountain range. Demographics The population of Insular Italy totals a combined 6.7 million residents. Insular Italy has a population density of less than half the national average due to the scarce population of Sardinia , one of the least densely populated regions of Italy ... results in Insular Italy having a low population density. Their combined populations total just one tenth of the national population making Insular Italy the least populated macro region of the country ... Continuity . Clarify date April 2011 See also List of islands of Italy National Institute of Statistics Italy Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northwest Italy Northeast Italy Central Italy South Italy NUTS IT Northern Italy Southern Italy Regions of Italy Autonomous regions with special statute References Reflist coord missing Italy Category Geography of Italy Category NUTS 1 statistical regions ...   more details



  1. 1137 in Italy

    Year nav topic 1137 Italy An incomplete list of events in Italy in 1137 The Battle of Rignano Image Southern Italy 1112.svg right thumb Map showing the location of the Battle of Rignano. The Battle of Rignano was the second great defeat of the career of Roger II of Sicily and, like the first, the Battle of Nocera , it too came at the hands of Ranulf II, Count of Alife . The prime difference was the position of the two combatants. At Nocera on 24 July 1132, Ranulf was allied with Robert II of Capua and Sergius VII of Naples and he was a mere rebel, fighting the king of Sicily . On 30 October 1137, Ranulf was the recently appointed duke of Apulia , with a contingent of 800 German troops on loan from the Emperor Lothair II , and his adversaries were not only Roger, but his erstwhile ally Sergius. Births Empty section date July 2010 Deaths Antipope Gregory VIII ? 1137 antipope 1118 1121 Emperor Lothair II 1075 1137 Holy Roman Emperor, died on return to Germany Sergius VII of Naples ? 1137 last Duke of Naples Category 1137 in Italy ...   more details




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