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  Biella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 45°34′N 08°04′E Biella (Latin: Bugella) is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with 45,500 inhabitants as of the 2001 census.
Bishop Uguccione's castle was destroyed in a revolt in 1377 that led to the subjection of Biella, along with its dependent comuni, to the yoke of the house of Savoy.
In 1859 Biella was besieged by the Austrians but Garibaldi forced an end to the siege, and the town became part of the province of Novara, losing its status as regional capital that it had received in the 17th century from Charles Emanuel of Savoy; it was transferred to the province of Vercelli in 1927.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biella   (706 words)

  
 Biella, Province of Biella, Piedmont - Italy
In the 17th and 18th centuries silk was an important industry, and a silk manufacture was built in town in 1695; in 1835 the introduction of mechanical looms put Biella at the forefront of modern improvements in the industry.
Bishop Uguccione's castle was destroyed in a revolt in 1377 that led to the subjection of Biella, along with its dependent comuni, to the house of Savoy.
In 1859 Biella was besieged by the Austrians but Garibaldi forced an end to the siege, and the town became part of the province of Novara, and was transferred to the province of Vercelli in 1927.
www.italyworldclub.com /piemonte/biella/biella.htm   (474 words)

  
 Farm holidays Biella
Since last century Biella was note to be a blooming center of the manufacturing of the wool, activity that to everything today is in growing I develop, I endorse the numerous ones and importing industries of the sector.
The town is divided in two zones, that flat dictates Biella Piano and that in hill dictates Biella Piazzo.
Several are artistic testimonies to see as the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the house of the Teccio, the palace Groma of Ternengo and Villa Saddle that rises indoors of the park of the Hill of San Gerolamo, and that lodges the Photograph Museum.
www.agriguida.com /farm/biella.asp   (166 words)

  
 Biella travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Biella is connected with the stations of Santhià and Novara on the Torino - Milano line.
Biella is within easy reach by road, where it is possible to visit the the town's medieval centre, Piazzo, try Canestrelli, the town's delicious traditional sweet, or Ratafià, a characteristic liqueur produced in nearby Andorno, before visiting Europe's third largest Sanctuary at Oropa, a monumental place of pilgrimage.
Biella it is possible to visit Candelo, known for its beautifully preserved late medieval fortification, the Ricetto.
wikitravel.org /en/Biella   (2220 words)

  
 Biella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Province of Biella is one of the eight new Provinces established in Italy in 1995, and covers an area of 910 square km, in the northern part of Piedmont.
Agenbiella is a semi-public consortium, involving the Biella Province (the Environment Councillor acting as President of the consortium), the Unione Industriale Biellese (400 industries associated), the Collegio Cotruttori Edili (the Association representing approx.
The main objective of the Agency is to promote a sustainable economical development in the Biella Province, in its dual meaning of protecting the environment, quality of life and human health and contributing at a local level towards the protection of the global climate.
www.fedarene.org /mmbrdtls/agenbiella.htm   (1311 words)

  
 Piemonte Emozioni - Itineraries - Baroque in Piedmont - Biella and the Oropa Sacro Monte
Piemonte Emozioni - Itineraries - Baroque in Piedmont - Biella and the Oropa Sacro Monte
In the province of Biella, in a natural setting of extraordinary beauty, is the Sacro Monte di Oropa, which developed around the Shrine dedicated to the Black Madonna, still a popular object of worship.
Gardens in the province of Biella - Museums in the province of Biella
www.piemonte-emozioni.it /itinerari/eng/barocco/biella.shtml   (513 words)

  
 Main regions of Italy including Tuscany, Veneto, Campania, Piedmont, Lombardi and Sicily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Archeological findings bear witness to the fact that the first inhabitants of the Biellese (as the area surrounding Biella is called) were prehistoric Ligurian and Celtic populations originally dedicated to hunting and fishing, and subsequently to stock-rearing, who mainly settled near the water courses of the hilly and sub-alpine regions.
The name Biella appears for the first time in a document dated 826 by means of which the Holy Roman Emperors, Ludwig the Pious and Lothar, donated the "Court of Biella" to their attendant Count Bosone.
In the XVII century, Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy nominated Biella "capital" of one of the 12 Provinces of the territory.
www.discoveritaly.net /regions/city.asp?CITY_ID=78   (860 words)

  
 Unasylva - Vol. 3, No. 1 - Chestnut blight in Europe
The first appearance of Endothia parasitica in Europe was announced in Italy in the province of Genova by Professor Paoli in 1938, and the parasite was identified by Professor A. Biraghi of the Plant Pathology Station of Rome.
Piedmont: Province of Cuneo; fairly extensive area at Bagnasco; a few trees at Chiusa Pesio and Mondovi (1948); province of Turin; two trees at Traves (1948); province of Vercelli; a small area near Biella (1948); province of Novara; all the eastern side of the Lake of Orta (1948).
Campania: Province of Avellino; the initial area severely infected at Baiano (1943) has spread to the western side of the province and small areas are to be found in the adjoining provinces of Benevento, Caserta, Naples (1947) and Salerno (1948) on the borders of the province of Avellino (1947).
www.fao.org /docrep/x5348e/x5348e03.htm   (3531 words)

  
 Foods and wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
During the spring, the tongue of flat land stretching from the Biellese towards Vercelli becomes a sort of sea divided into squares and, in the summer, a sweep of yellow waving in the wind.
In the province of Biella it can be found in Viverone, Roppolo and Zimone, where the terrain is of glacial origin and ideally exposed.
From there Biella is within easy reach by road, where you can visit the the town's medieval centre, Piazzo, try Canestrelli, the town's delicious traditional sweet, or Ratafià, a characteristic liqueur produced in nearby Andorno.
home.comcast.net /~visitbiella/foods.htm   (2028 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Biella
The city of Biella, the see of the diocese of that name, is an important industrial centre (anciently called Bugelia) of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Novara.
In the shrine of Maria Santissima d'Oropa, situated on a lofty mountain near Biella, the diocese preserves a memorial of St.
In the sixteenth century, the inhabitants of Biella, in thanksgiving for their deliverance from the plague, built a stately church over the chapel.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/02559b.htm   (395 words)

  
 cittadellarte - manydee - projects - vietato l'accesso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The projects developed by the UNIDEE residents can basically be divided into two groups: those that focus on the ‘reorganization’ of the area, putting the park to new uses, with new buildings and paths; and ideas for communicating the existence and potential of the park.
In 2002, thanks to regional financing enabling the Province of Biella to fund environmental renewal projects, some of the proposals were selected for the realization phase.
The chief aim of the project was to guide the citizens of Biella towards discovering a natural landscape that needs renewing, an area that is close at hand but virtually unknown.
www.cittadellarte.it /unidee/manydee/projects/vietato   (930 words)

  
 Province of Biella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biella (Italian: 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[1]).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Province_of_Biella   (110 words)

  
 All Other City Maps :: City Maps :: Folding Maps :: Italy-Maps.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ancona is located in the region of Marche and the province of Ancona.
Avellino is located in the region of Campania and the province of Avellino.
Biella is located in the region of Piemonte (Piedmont) and the province of Biella.
www.italy-maps.com /home.php?cat=266&js=n   (198 words)

  
 Olav's Italian license plates. Page 4. Number plates of Italy
(The new province Biella was part of Vercelli).
Since 1977 with serial letter in the last position in some provinces.
Since 1986 with a serial letter in the second position in some provinces.
www.olavsplates.com /italy4.html   (243 words)

  
 Piemontefeel - Biella
: cities of piedmont : biella : biella
Nowadays, the Elvo river in the province of Biella is where people go panning for gold.
But Biella is also ideal for “culture buffs” with its sanctuaries and “faith trails” with ex voto and frescoes depicting the Black Madonna, its Mediaeval villages and historic sites of great interest.
www.piemontefeel.org /EN/Tool/Province/Town/view_html?id_town=13   (245 words)

  
 Italy: Promoting Falun Gong at a Health Expo in Biella | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
This expo has won support from Belmont District, Biella province and city, travel agencies and the Biella commercial trades, as well as the arts and crafts union.
Because of this, a lot of citizens from Biella and neighbouring cities come to the health expo.
This year’s expo was held in Biella University and is the second time that Falun Gong practitioners have been involved.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200312/16531.html   (364 words)

  
 Governments - Provinces
Provincia di Ascoli Piceno Province of Ascoli Piceno
Autonome Provinz Bozen - Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Autonomous Province of Bozen
Provincia di Reggio Emilia Province of Reggio Emilia
www.politicalresources.net /it-provinces.htm   (122 words)

  
 Hotel  Piedmont  Biella  Biella    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Set in Gaglianico, in Gramsci street, an important road from Biella to A4 at Santhià exit.
We are 70 km away from Turin, 90 km from Milan, 40 km from Valle d'Aosta and 2 km from the centre of Biella.
Interesting tour through wool industries of Biella, religious tours, paths to the refuges, and a lot of gastronomic local initiatives, little markets and fairs.
www.lifeinitaly.com /hotels/hotel/hotel_18111.asp   (89 words)

  
 Quick Search - Immobili on line
estates have been found in the following provinces
agencies have been found in the following provinces
builders have been found in the following provinces
www.immobili-on-line.it /Eng/cerca/index.asp?reg=12   (24 words)

  
 Tourist informations biella, hotel biella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Biella was also a flourishing town in the Roman period.
Its name derives from Bruticella, after Brutus, conspirator against Julius Caesar, who lived there.
Other characteristic events in Cavaglià include the theatre festival Luglio in Piazza, the festival of youth - Festa dei Giovani and the horse race between the various districts, the Palio dei Rioni.
www.bestwestern.it /BW/EN/hotel-biella-tourist-local-info   (583 words)

  
 Biella - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Biella, industrial city of the Piedmont (Piemonte) region, in north-western Italy.
Located in the province of Vercelli, Biella is 65 km (40 mi)...
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 Chernobyl Year 2000 - International Congress, October 29-31, 1999, Biella, Italy.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Administration of the Province of Biella Italy together with the Charity Organisation Un Sorriso per Chernobyl would like to invite you to take part to the International Congress Chernobyl Year 2000 which will be held from 29th to 31st October at the Congress Center Citta' degli Studi of Biella - Italy.
The conferences will treat informative, scientific, administrative and organisation matters concerning the initiatives of reception and solidarity in favour of the children of Chernobyl.
Tamara Lepeschka (mayor of Rovenskaya Sloboda, province of Rechiza, Gomel region)
www.belarusguide.com /chernobyl1/Italy/Chernobyl2000.htm   (397 words)

  
 cittadellarte - ARCHIVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The legacy of industrial archaeology in the region of Biella,
Giovanni Vachinopresident DocBi - Centre for Studies of the Biella Region, Biella.
Municipality of Biella, Italia Nostra, Biella Project proposals for the upgrading of Asta sul Cervo,
www.cittadellarte.it /archives/ac1998/prog_e.html   (437 words)

  
 I Codici di Avviamento Postale Italiani (Italian Zip Codes) - Regioni Province Comuni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dal 1997 sono state introdotte alcune novità nella struttura del CAP che hanno interessato, per ora, soltanto le nuove province di Biella, Crotone, Lecco, Lodi, Prato, Rimini, Verbania, Vibo Valentia.
I nuovi CAP attribuiti alle località delle nuove province identificano una sola agenzia di recapito; per queste province quindi viene eliminata la discrasia della identificazione di diverse agenzie di recapito con uno stesso numero CAP.
13900 città di Biella, 13800 provincia di Biella).
www.nonsolocap.it   (138 words)

  
 Province of BIELLA Hotels, Residence, Bed and Breakfast
Province of BIELLA hotels, residence, bed and breakfast
Please enjoy our selection of hotels, residence, apartments, bed and breakfast nearby BIELLA.
Search all villages in BIELLA province by first letter
www.veronayou.com /regions/piemonte/biella.html   (128 words)

  
 Biella Museums - ZeroDelta.net: Your Travel Guide to Italy
Biella Museums - ZeroDelta.net: Your Travel Guide to Italy
Piemonte (80630) - Biella (7460) - Free-time and culture (98) - Art (29) - Museums (5)
Paul Di' Anno: the concerts in Italy April 8 2005 - The tour that sees the ex-singer of the Iron Maiden in Europe will touch also the Italy with four dates: the first april 8 at Codevilla (Pavia).
www.zerodelta.net /biella-museums.php   (332 words)

  
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"Chiostro in musica", a chorus festival which took place in Prato (the province of Biella, as one of the new italian provinces been represented)
For 2 years our chorus has been organizing, its own concert inviting other choruses coming not only from the province of Biella.
The repertoire we propose should represent a short trip in the world of the music history, composed of two different moments: the folk songs, without instrumental accompaniment, and the pop music songs, with accompaniment of guitar, keyboard and little percussions.
www.noicantando.it /eng/coro.html   (332 words)

  
 Accordion Weekly News, 22nd August 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Munari was also in charge of the music for two theatre shows in which he appeared as a performer, namely Discorso alla felicità at the ReGiò Theatre in Reggio Emilia and Il Canto di Etty for the municipality of Fanano (province of Modena).
As a leader of the Luigi Valcavi accordion orchestra, that he himself founded, the artist toured Elba and held several concerts in the provinces of Bologna and Modena.
Of particular interest was the solo accordion recital he gave on August 2nd at the church of Santa Maria di Netro (province of Biella) with music by Frescobaldi, Scarlatti, Solotarev and Semionov.
www.accordions.com /index/squ/en_squ_03_08_22.shtml   (1654 words)

  
 :: TEXBIMA ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The companies associates with TEXBIMA are all to be found in the Province of Biella, which is relatively small (just 930 square kilometres).
Since its establishment in 1983, the sinergies created by TEXBIMA consortium have propolled the member companies to new levels of prominence in the world market.
TEXBIMA: Via Torino 56 - 13900 BIELLA (BI) ITALY - Tel.
www.texbima.it /apps/uk/associati.htm   (59 words)

  
 flag of Biella Province (Piedmont, Italy) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
flag of Biella Province (Piedmont, Italy) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
This province has only white gonfalon with arms in center and name.
Comune of Biela has red gonfalon with arms in center.
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/it-bi.html   (46 words)

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