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Topic: Communes of the province of Cuneo


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  Province of Cuneo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy.
There are 250 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).
The principal cities are Alba, Cuneo, Fossano, Saluzzo, Mondovì, Savigliano, Bra and Borgo San Dalmazzo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Province_of_Cuneo   (110 words)

  
 ITALY - LoveToKnow Article on ITALY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The so-called lakes on the coast of the Adriatic north and south of the promontory of Gargano are brackish lagoons communicating with the sea.
The kingdom is divided into 69 provinces, 284 regions, of which 197 are classed as circondarli and 87 as districts (the latter belonging to the province of Mantua and the 8 provinces of Venetia), 1806 administrative divisions (mandamenti) and 8262 communes.
Sicily is the chief centre of cultivationthe area occupied by lemon and orange orchards in the province of Palermo alone having increased from ff525 acres in 1854 to 54,340 in 1874.
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 Encyclopedia: Piedmont (Italy)
Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont.
The province lies in the southeastern Piedmont, half on the northern slope of the Apennines and half on the Po plain; its...
Cuneo, Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Piedmont-(Italy)   (3048 words)

  
 PIEDMONT - LoveToKnow Article on PIEDMONT
The large number of communes is noticeable, as in Lombardy, and points to a village life which, owing to greater insecurity and the character of the country, is not to be found in central and southern Italy as a whole.
The chief railway centres are Turin, communicating with the Mont Cenis line, and with the Riviera by the railway over the Col di Tenda (in process of construction), Novara, Vercelli, Asti, Alessandria, Novi.
The communications with Liguria are difficult owing to the approach of the mountains to the coast, and the existing lines from Genoa to Turin and Milan are hardly sufficient to cope with the traffic.
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Albenga - Diocese comprising seventy-nine towns in the province of Port Maurice and forth-five in the province of Genoa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy.
Alghero - An Italian diocese comprising twenty-two communes in the province of Sassari, and four in that of Cagliari, Archdiocese of Sassari.
Altamura and Acquaviva - An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy.
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municipality of palau-sator (baix empordà county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
municipality of palau-solità i plegamans (vallès occidental county, barcelona province
municipality of pedret i marzà (alt empordà county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
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Diocese comprising seventy-nine towns in the province of Port Maurice and forth-five in the province of Genoa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy.
An Italian diocese comprising twenty-two communes in the province of Sassari, and four in that of Cagliari, Archdiocese of Sassari.
An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy.
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 Agriturist Cuneo: Prodotti Tipici   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
All the cheeses produced on both a small and large scale in the Provincia Granda (as the province of Cuneo is known) is of the highest quality, thanks to the high quality of the milk coming from our Alpine pasture lands and countryside.
It is produced in 43 small communes of the Upper Langa Mountain community and in certain areas of the Mondovì and Ceva districts.
All the valleys of the Cuneo area are particularly suited to the cultivation of the chestnut tree, the chestnuts obtained often being of the highest quality.
www.agriturist.cuneo.it /Inglese/espdigusto_en.htm   (1664 words)

  
 BASSES-ALPES - LoveToKnow Article on BASSES-ALPES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It forms the bishopric of Digne, formerly in the ecclesiastical province of Embrun, but since 1802 in that of Aix-en-Provence.
But these pastures have been much damaged by the Provencal shepherds to whom they are let out, while the forests have been very much thinned (though extensive re-afforestments are now being carried out) so that the soil is very dry and made drier by exposure to the southern sun.
From near the head of the Ubaye valley the pass of the Col de PArgentiere (6545 ft.) leads over from Barcelonnette to Cuneo, in Italy: it was perhaps traversed by Hannibal, and certainly in 1515 by Francis I. See C. Feraud, Histoire, geographic et statistique du Departe-ment des Basses-Alpes (Digne, 1861).
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 nice
As an ally of Pisa it was the enemy of Genoa, and both the King of France and the Emperor endeavoured to subjugate it; but in spite of all it maintained its municipal liberties.
The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved.
In 1775 the king of Sardinia destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune.
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 Catholic Encyclopedia - Better Solutions to All Your Problems - Community Message Board at Skincareindia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Anaesthesia - A term in medicine, and the allied sciences, signifying a state of insensibility to external impressions, consequent upon disease, or induced artificially by the employment of certain substances known as anæsthetics, or by hypnotic suggestion.
Andria, Diocese - Comprises three towns in the Province of Bari and one in the Province of Potenza, Archdiocese of Trani, Italy.
Anglona-Tursi - An Italian diocese comprising twenty-seven towns and three villages in the province of Potenza and nine towns and one village in the province of Cosenza, Archdiocese of Acerenza.
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 A Society, Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Albenga Diocese comprising seventy-nine towns in the province of Port Maurice and forth-five in the province of Genoa, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy.
Alghero An Italian diocese comprising twenty-two communes in the province of Sassari, and four in that of Cagliari, Archdiocese of Sassari.
Altamura and Acquaviva An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy.
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 ITALY (Italia) - Encyclopedia Britannica - ITALY (Italia) - JCSM's Study Center
The kingdom is divided into 69 provinces, 284 regions, of which 197 are classed as circondarii and 87 as districts (the latter belonging to the province of Mantua and the 8 provinces of Venetia), 1806 administrative divisions (mandamenti) and 8262 communes.
Sicily is the chief centre of cultivationthe area occupied by lemon and orange orchards in the province of Palermo alone having increased from 11,525 acres in 1854 to 54,340 in 1874.
The chief silk-producing provinces are Lombardy, Venetia and Piedmont.
www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/INV_JED/ITALY_Italia_.html   (17661 words)

  
 Wine Mouse - Piedmont Reds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is grown in a small area of the Langhe hills, at an elevation of about 1,600 feet, in the communal area of Barolo in the province of Cuneo.
The wine Barbera is produced in the hilly district of Alba in the province of Cuneo, as well as the provinces of Asti and Alessandria.
Barbera d'Asti is a DOC from the provinces of Asti and Alessandria.
www.winemouse.com /features/piedmontreds/region.html   (634 words)

  
 Michele Chiarlo - Rabajà
The Barbaresco zone's vineyards lie generally on steep, southwesterly exposed hillsides, and of the three principal communes, the greatest concentration of plantings, as well as the most prestigious microclimates, are situated in the zone's namesake commune of Barbaresco.
If the name "Barbaresco" as a geographic location was borrowed from the ancient wine described as "Barbaritium" in Livy's annals of Roman history, the name was returned to the wine when Domizio Cavazza made the first wine called by the name of this village in the 1890s.
The finest vineyard area within the commune lies directly to the south of the town of Barbaresco on two slopes which support, virtually one after another, the eight most prestigious "crus" of the zone.
www.kobrandwine.com /prodbook/mic014.html   (319 words)

  
 PS Wiki Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Provincia di Biella) is a province of Italy located in Piedmont.
It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
There are 82 comuni in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).
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 Province of Novara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Provincia di Novara) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy.
It has an area of 1,339 sq km, and a total population of 343,040 (2001).
There are 88 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).
www.tocatch.info /en/Province_of_Novara.htm   (52 words)

  
 Trade Topics - Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Those eligible to apply for registration for this special type of certification mark include the administrative authority of a country, state, province or municipality including or forming part of the area indicated by the mark, and any commercial association having an office or representative in that area.
The Trade-marks Act generally prohibits making use, in association with goods or services, of any description, including any description of a certification mark, that is false in a material respect and likely to mislead the public as to the geographical origin of the goods or services.
Standard: (a) The cheese must be a semi-fat cheese with semi-fat, cooked and slowly ripened paste, made of soured and curdled milk from dairy cows chiefly fed on green or dried fodder and milked twice daily, left to rest and partially skimmed by allowing the cream to rise naturally.
www.agr.gc.ca /itpd-dpci/english/topics/tripscnd.htm   (1764 words)

  
 MURAZZANO-FORMAGGIO.IT
Produced in the communes of the province of Cuneo, forming a continuous area.
As for the natural factors, the climatic conditions of the part of Piemont concerned should be borne in mind - as they affect the quality of the fodder used to feed the cows and the sheep.
As for human factors, the cheese is Historically found in the Cuneo area and is widely distributed in the local markets.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sardinia
The latter aided by Branca Doris, judge of Logudoro and lord of Alghero, Ugone of Arborea, and the commune of Sassari, began war against the Pisans, who in 1324 had to sign a treaty which left them only the port and lagoon of Cagliari and two suburbs; and from these they were expelled later.
The charter of Eleanora was adopted as a Constitution; and the King of Aragon swore in the presence of the Sardinian deputies to observe it.
In 1854 attempts were made to have a new concordat, but as on the one hand, the demands of the Government were too exorbitant, and, on the other, the civil authorities had enacted laws injurious to the Church nothing was done.
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 Licata Vini: Piemonte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
However, Alba has a long and fascinating history, first under the Romans with the name Pompeia, then in the Middle Ages when it was a rich and flourishing commune and, finally, as an important agriculture center in the fertile and attractive territory of the Langhe.
The grape was cited in the Statutes of the Commune of Cannelli as long ago as the 13th century.
Giovan Battista Croce, a Milanese jeweler who moved to Turin at the end of the 16th century, is regarded as the "father" of Moscato d'Asti.
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 Noms de famille   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Il existe une commune appelée Sambuco dans la province de Cuneo (également Sambuca dans la province de Florence et Sambuchi dans celle de Palerme).
Il existe une commune appelée Sault dans le Vaucluse, qui explique sans doute la fréquence du patronyme dans ce département.
Deux communes s'appellent Saunière (23) ou Saunières (71), ainsi que de nombreux hameaux ou lieux-dits.
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 Italian D.O.C. Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It extends along the right bank of the Tanaro river, forming a sort of peninsula in which are located all the vinicultural communes of the province of Cuneo.
It is there, in the hilly districts of Mondovì, Briaglia, Castellino and Tanaro in the Langhe Monregalesi that one of the many Dolcettos of Piedmont is produced.
Production zone: The hills surrounding the river Tanaro in the province of Cuneo and, more precisely, the entire territories of the communes of Briaglia, Castellino, Tanaro, Igliano, Marsaglia and Niella Tanaro and parts of those of Carrù, Mondovì, Murazzano, Piozzo, San Michele Mondovì and Vicoforte.
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 Encyclopedia: House of Savoy
Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region.
Oristano is a city and a province in Sardinia, Italy.
Vercelli is a commune of ~46,000 inhabitants, in the Province of Vercelli, Italy.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/House-of-Savoy   (4511 words)

  
 Intellectuals and Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is therefore to the community of sociologists and anthropologists at Memorial that this work is dedicated.
But the cost of such progress is high: particularly under the influence of Russian communism, the intellectuals of such societies tend to be authoritarian, their regimes undemocratic.
There is no simple, mechanistic connection between (1) and (2), and if we are to gain a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between the two we will have to investigate the mitigating effects of informal organizations.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /brym/ipALL.html   (8570 words)

  
 Italy - Regions and Provinces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I believe all provinces have gonfanon, adopted since the end of the last century.
The legislation authorize the provinces and communes to have coats of arms and gonfanons.
Concerning Italian regional flags, they are known because recently the President Scalfaro asked to all the Regions and autonomous Province to send their flags to be exposed during a conference.
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 Province of Vercelli - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Provincia di Vercelli) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy.
It has an area of 2,088 sq km, and a total population of 176,829 (2001).
There are 86 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Province_of_Vercelli   (69 words)

  
 Aquila, Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Map of Communes in the Province of Aquila, Abruzzo Map of the Province of Aquila with all the municipalities (Communes)
Aquila, USS The USS Aquila, NDS-72067, is a Dauntless Class starship.
Marsi Diocese in the province of Aquila, Central Italy, with its seat at Pescina.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Aquila,_Italy.html   (275 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Piedmont   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Piedmont is situated at the central-western end of the Padana Plain bordering with France.
In the 12th century some important communes made a name for themselves: Asti, Turin, Vercelli, Novara, Alessandria, Tortona, Chieri, Ivrea, Biella, Alba and Mondovì.
Towards the end of the 14th century the Savoy family took over, bestowing themselves with the title of Dukes in the following century.
www.esteri.it /MAE/eng/7_45_109_172.asp   (1381 words)

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