about the EU constituency SouthernItaly European Parliament constituency The SouthernItaly or Il Mezzogiorno IPA it meddzo d rno , meaning Midday is the traditional term for the southern half of the Italy ... as part of SouthernItaly more for economic reasons than for cultural, historical or geographical ... except Sardinia , of the historical Kingdom of Two Sicilies . The SouthernItaly carries a unique legacy ... National Parks of Italy National Parks . Some medieval towns are located in SouthernItaly. The history of the SouthernItaly boasts numerous kings, queens, princes, pope s, writers, poets, philosophers ... ItalySouthernItaly also for identifying one of the five statistical regions in its reporting, but excluding ... image of the SouthernItaly The SouthernItaly forms the lower boot of the Italian Peninsula, containing ... of Sicily BSw . The largest city of SouthernItaly is Naples , a name from the Greek that it has ... of SouthernItaly. The region is geologically very active except Sardinia and highly seismic in 1980 ... dialects dialect groupings in SouthernItaly. ref Cite book author Roger D. Woodard title Greek dialects ... outlets and ports, and expulsion from their homeland, Greeks began to settle in SouthernItaly Cerchiai ... of the Normans , much of SouthernItaly s destiny was linked to the fortunes of the Eastern Empire ... became influenced by Eastern monasticism. Consequently, much of SouthernItaly experienced a slow process ... several History of Islam in southernItaly Islamic states in southernItaly , such as the Emirate ... occupied all the Lombard and Byzantine possessions in SouthernItaly, ending the six centuries ... 1855 Colton s Map of SouthernItaly, Sicily, Sardinia and Malta Geographicus ItalySouth colton 1855.jpg thumb right 19th century map of SouthernItaly, featuring the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and the islands ... , though were persistent problems in SouthernItaly as well and it got worse after the unification. Because ... File European union erdf map de.png thumb right EU regional funding 2007 2013 SouthernItaly is almost ... more details
regional SouthernItaly autonomist movements , covering the political spectrum from socialist to House of Bourbon Bourbon monarchist . Since the fall of the Roman Empire , SouthernItaly 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 southernItaly 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 southernItaly, captured Messina in 1061, and after extended maneuvers and sporadic fighting took Syracuse, Italy Syracuse ... a southernItaly where there was little industry, bad roads, few railways, low literacy, and only a small percent of wealthy southern Italians had the right to vote. Most people in the SouthernItaly ... took place throughout southernItaly, and in Sicily, inducing the Italian governments to a severe ... in southernItaly in order to build roads and railways that had been neglected by the Borbons. The schools ... the north and south of Italy, the southern problem is now seen in the broader context of Europe ... of Italy s Mezzogiorno southernItaly , and against corruption in politics. Don Luigi Sturzo ... , but also for other regions of SouthernItaly . The party is led by Raffaele Lombardo , List ... year 1997 title Modern Italy A Political History location Ann Arbor publisher The University of Michigan ... and dialects of Italy by groups Sicilian language group in dark purple, Neapolitan language group in light purple 300px After the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire in 476, Italy and Sicily ... Power in Eight Century Lombard Italy title After Rome s Fall Narrators and Sources of Early Medieval ... more details
of Italy No need of boldface titling for derivative entries The history of Islam in southernItaly ... the Muslims had been completely evicted, following the Norman conquest of southernItaly Norman ... between southernItaly and Ifriqiya. After a further attack in 819 by Mohammed ibn Adballad, cousin ... of southernItaly lasted 75 years. According to some sources, the conquest was spurred by Euphemius ... to lead in person the operations in southernItaly. Taormina, the last main Byzantine stronghold in Sicily ... Main Emirate of Sicily File Italy 1000 AD.svg thumb left 250px SouthernItaly circa 1000, showing the Kalbid ... the Byzantines in southernItaly, reaching up to Gerace and Cassano allo Ionio . A second Calabrian ... right 250px SouthernItaly in 1084, showing the remains of the Kalbid emirate, then fought over ...&ndash 1091 Main Norman conquest of southernItaly Muslim settlement of Lucera In 1038, a Byzantine ..., Norman conquest of southernItaly invaded Sicily in 1060. The island was split between three ... II in 871. The port city of Bari , in the Apulia region of southernItaly, was captured by a Muslim ... literature on the coming of the Normans to southernItaly. ref During this period, as the cities took ... 1995 . Family Power in SouthernItaly The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850&ndash 1139 ... title Freedom and Bondage among Muslims in SouthernItaly during the Thirteenth Century journal ... of the Islamic Civilization DEFAULTSORT History Of Islam In SouthernItaly Category 7th century conflicts ... stronghold in Italy some temporary footholds, the most substantial of which was the port city of Bari ... Christian campaign, but rather part of a larger struggle for power in Italy and Europe with Byzantine ... Ottoman Empire later made its own attempts to gain a foothold in Italy with little success. First ..., Italy Syracuse and returned to Egypt after a month of pillaging. After the Umayyad conquest of Africa ... victory. Asad subsequently conquered the southern shore of the island and laid siege to Syracuse ... more details
the extent of Norman conquest in Italy over several decades of activity by independent adventurers The Normans Norman conquest of southernItaly spanned the late eleventh and much of the twelfth centuries ... one decisive battle , the conquest of SouthernItaly was the product of decades and many battles ... in southernItaly 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 southernItaly. Leo Tornikios Kontoleon arrived as Basil s successor ... of the largest in southernItaly. Between 1038 and 1040, another band of Normans were sent along with a Lombard ... centres of Norman power in southernItaly one at Melfi under the Hautevilles and another at Aversa ... of Sicily, 1061 1091 seealso History of Islam in southernItaly Emirate of Sicily Norman Arab Byzantine ... the capital city and its environs. However, the city was the most important in southernItaly and its ..., and renovation of castles in southernItaly. Most of their castles seem to have been original ... was the Norman Conquest of SouthernItaly? Nottingham Medieval Studies , Vol. 25 1981 , pp. 13 34. Loud ..., 1970. Skinner, Patricia. Family Power in SouthernItaly 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
Infobox European Parliament constituency name Infobox SouthernItaly European Parliament constituency title SouthernItaly 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 , SouthernItaly 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 ItalyItaly election stub EU stub it Circoscrizione Italia meridionale ... more details
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 southernItaly by the Spanish Crown in 1541 ... works in the area. During the Jewish persecutions in southernItaly in 1290 94, many Jews in Capua ... in southernItaly 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
The San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of SouthernItaly 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 southernItaly 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
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
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
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 Organisations 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 Sarah Southern , British businesswoman and former Conservative Party official 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 ... NCAA Southern Jaguars , the athletic program of the main campus of Southern University Southern League disambiguation , various sports leagues Geographic locations Southern Ocean , the waters ... more details
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
About the EU constituency SouthernItaly 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 SouthernItaly 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 ItalySouthernItaly 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
Province of Rome Province of Latina Province of Frosinone Col 3 SouthernItaly Abruzzo Region Province ...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 following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ItalyItaly &ndash Unitary state unitary parliamentary republic in South Central Europe , located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula . Italy is the birthplace ... upon. 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 Official English country name Italian Republic ref The English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon , ref or the Republic of Italy ref As used in the following ... names Countries and nations Demonym s Italian Etymology Name of Italy International rankings of Italy ... domain .it Geography of Italy File Topographic map of Italy.jpg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Italy Main article Geography of ItalyItaly 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 ... of Italy 60,067,554 people 2009 01 31 estimate ref http demo.istat.it bilmens2009gen index.html Istat ref List of countries by population 23rd most populous country Area of Italy convert 301338 km2 abbr on List of countries and outlying territories by total area 71st largest country commons Atlas of Italy Atlas of Italy Environment of Italy File Satellite image of Italy in March 2003.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Italy Climate of Italy Renewable energy in Italy Hydroelectricity in Italy ... more details
of the Empire in 1806. Kingdom of Italy Napoleonic Napoleon Bonaparte established a French client state in Italy between 1805 and 1814, and hold its crown. Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Following the Italian unification unification of Italy under the lead of the Kingdom of Sardinia , King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Victor Emmanuel II , member of the House of Savoy , hold the crown of the new kingdom in 1861. The state was often known as Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Fascist Italy during ... of Italy, the Italian Social Republic claimed sovereignty and jurisdiction for a short time from 1943 until 1945. The kingdom of Italy continued to exist in the liberated parts of central and southernItaly but was replaced by a Republic of Italy republic in 1946. See also History of Italy King of Italy References reflist DEFAULTSORT Kingdom Of Italy Category History of Italy ar br ... more details
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, southernItaly, 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
Corvo is a village in the province of Catanzaro , in the Calabria region of southernItaly . 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
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
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, Clay County, West Virginia Little Italy, Randolph County, West Virginia 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 ... referred to as Little Italy, including Australia Little Italy, Melbourne Norton Street ... more details
Italy of the Centre Italia del Centro , IdC was a small Christian democracy Christian democratic List of political parties in Italy Italian political party , based in Central Italy Central and SouthernItaly , and especially in Abruzzo . Its leader is Vincenzo Scotti , former Christian Democracy Italy Christian Democratic Italian Minister of the Interior Minister of the Interior . The party contested the Italian general election, 2006 2006 general election as Third Pole Terzo Polo , independently from the two major coalitions. In 2007 the party counted four regional councillors Giorgio De Matteis and Claudio Di Bartolomeo Abruzzo , Antonio Milo Campania and Antonio Flovilla Basilicata . In January 2008 the IdC formed a political pact with Raffaele Lombardo s Movement for Autonomy MpA , whose power base is in Sicily . ref http www.mpa italia.it articolo.php?id 197 Raffaele Lombardo e Vincenzo Scotti presentano il nuovo Movimento Movimento per l Autonomia, MPA Bot generated title ref Tha plan was to create a net of Regionalism politics regionalist Christian democratic parties. After the Italian general election, 2008 2008 general election Scotti was appointed Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Berlusconi IV Cabinet and later also president of the MpA. In the Abruzzo regional election, 2008 2008 Abruzzo regional election the MpA won 3.3 of the vote and De Matteis was re elected regional deputy. References Reflist Category Political parties in Italy Category Regionalist parties in Italy ... more details
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 ItalySouthernItaly Coord missing Italy Category Geography of ItalyItaly geo stub ar bg ca It lia ... more details
to urban markets Farmers have their own land Related categories Milan Longobards SouthernItaly See also Italian NUTS level 1 regions Northwest Italy Northeast Italy Central Italy South Italy Insular Italy Milan Venice Padania Notes http www.larousse.fr dictionnaires francais Padane Larousse s definition of Padania References Reflist Category Geography of ItalyItaly geo stub ar ...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 ... NUTS of the European Union Northwest Italy North West Nord Ovest that includes the regions of italy regions of Aosta Valley , Liguria , Lombardy and Piedmont Northeast Italy 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 ... capita in Europe. 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 industrial ... 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. ref http earthobservatory.nasa.gov NaturalHazards view.php?id 15900 ref Farming Farming in North Italy ... nl Noord Itali ja ro Italia de Nord simple Northern Italy sh Sjeverna Italija fi Pohjois Italia ... more details
Year nav topic 1137 Italy An incomplete list of events in Italy in 1137 The Battle of Rignano Image SouthernItaly 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
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 ItalySouthernItaly 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
2006 07 it dropped for the first time below 10 , reaching 8.6 , the lowest of all the SouthernItaly ... 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 ItalySouthernItaly Regions of Italy Autonomous regions with special statute References Reflist coord missing Italy Category Geography of Italy Category NUTS 1 statistical regions ... more details
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 southernItaly . 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 ItalyItaly stub ... more details
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