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  Modena - LoveToKnow 1911
MODENA (ancient Mutina), one of the principal cities of Emilia, Italy, the chief town of the province of Modena and the seat of an archbishop, 31 m.
Modena is the point at which the railway to Mantua and Verona diverges from that between Milan and Bologna, and has several steam tramways to neighbouring places.
Modena is the ancient Mutina in the territory of the Boii, which came into the possession of the Romans probably in the war of 215-212 B.C. In 183 B.C. Mutina became the seat of a Roman colony.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MODENA.htm   (1230 words)

  
 Modena, Italy
Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Modena is the birthplace of the legendary operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Modena also hosts the Italian Military Academy, where Italian officers are trained, partly housed in the Baroque ducal palace, begun by Francis I in 1635 from the designs of Avanzini, and finished by Francis Ferdinand V with a fine courtyard.
www.creekin.net /c4612-n91-modena-italy.html   (1225 words)

  
 Modena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modena (IPA: ['mɔdena]; Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Modena lies on the Pianura Padana, and is bounded by the two rivers Secchia and Panaro, both affluents of the Po River.
The territory around Modena (Roman Mutina, Etruscan Muoina) was inhabited by the Villanovans in the Iron Age, and later by Ligurian tribes, Etruscans, and the Gaulish Boii (the settlement itself being Etruscan).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modena   (2169 words)

  
 Modena - Emilia-Romagna - Italy
Modena is on the south side of the Po valley, an ancient town, the seat of an archbishop, it is now mostly known as "the capital of engines", given that most famous Italian car factories like De Tomaso, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati were born there or were somehow related to its province.
Modena (Roman Mutina, Etruscan Muoina) was inhabited by the Villanovans in the Iron Age, and later by Ligurian tribes, Etruscans and the Gaulish Boii.
The Este family were identified as lords of Modena from 1288 and Modena was made the primary ducal residence when Ferrara, the main Este seat, fell to the Pope (1598).
www.italyworldclub.com /emilia/modena/modena.htm   (616 words)

  
 Cittanova 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The province plays host to 1,500 performances a year, there are 65 cinemas, and there are four theatres in the city of Modena and about ten more in the province as a whole.
Modena is the seat of one of Europe's most ancient universities.
In the Province of Modena there are more than 300 workshops where artisans work in the spheres of art, traditional crafts and restoration.
www.comune.modena.it /cittanova2000/eng/cultura.htm   (542 words)

  
 Balsamic Vinegar Modena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Modena is a city and a province on the south side ofthe Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Modena is the birthplace of the legendary operatic tenor LucianoPavarotti.
Modena also hosts the Italian Military Academy, where Italian officers are trained,partly housed in the Baroque ducal palace, begun by Francis I in 1635 from the designs of Avanzini, and finishedby Francis FerdinandV with a fine courtyard.
www.lottery-news.net /dust15185-balsamic_vinegar_modena.html   (770 words)

  
 August 2003 AGGMAN Geology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The main mineral resources produced in the Province are: (1) sand and gravel from alluvial fans at the front of the Apennine Mountains and from terraces and floodplains of the Secchia and Panaro Rivers; (2) clay for ceramics and brick from the hills and high plain; and (3) landscaping stone from the Apennine Mountains.
Modena Province is encouraging the extraction of aggregate between adjacent pits within a polo estrattivo, which should result in a more efficient method of aggregate extraction than leaving the intervening land in place.
Aggregate producers in Modena Province are being given the opportunity to make a positive contribution to biodiversity and sustainable ecosystems through carefully planned and managed aggregate extraction and the reclamation of previously degraded areas.
www.aggman.com /0803_pages/0803carved.html   (879 words)

  
 Wetice 2004: Location & Travel
The Cathedral of Modena is one of the most important monuments of the Romanesque in Europe, both in its architecture and in its decorations, as we can now appreciate fully thanks to the recent restoration.
Carpi is 20 kms north from Modena and the biggest town in the province after Modena.
Sassuolo, is a 20 kms far province of Modena, famous for its tiles factories.
www.agentgroup.unimo.it /wetice04/location.html   (1064 words)

  
 Modena - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Modena (ancient Mutina), city, northern Italy, capital of Modena Province, in Emilia-Romagna Region.
Leon of Modena (1571-1648), Italian scholar, rabbi, poet, and critic who became accomplished in both secular and sacred learning.
The Franco-Italian coalition won the battles of Magenta and Solferino in 1859, but the battles proved costly.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Modena.html   (58 words)

  
 Hotels in Modena (province)
Modena, MO Located in the heart of the historic center, the Best Western Hotel Liberta is near the most important monuments of Modena.
Modena, MO The Hotel Real Fini, at the gates of the town, welcomes you to the traditional hospitality of Modena and is glad to receive you in the elegant hall and...
Modena, MO Modern hotel with 108 totally refurbished rooms and 36 rooms that will be refurbished soon.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Italy/Modena.asp   (458 words)

  
 Modena Association of Business and Industry - The numbers of the province of Modena
The province of Modena stands out in the Italian industrial scene for its high entrepreneurial density: out of a population of over 650,000, there are over 65,000 industries, 1 for every 10 inhabitants.
Modena boasts a fairly low unemployment figure (3.1% in 2003 compared to the national average of 8.7% and regional of 3.1%).
On the whole this ammount account for 3% of the national export figure, placing Modena in eighth position in the ranking of Italian provinces and second in its own region.
www.confindustriamodena.it /annuario/provincia_ing.htm   (402 words)

  
 Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
I have been many times in Modena to visit the beautiful cathedral, a stunning Romanesque masterpiece built under the family Canossa, from 1099 to 1184, on the project of Lanfranco, and modified by the Masters Campionesi from 12th to 14th century.
Modena is ideally situated on the main north south rail line between Milan and Ancona, or could make a nice day trip from nearby Bologna.
The Torre Ghirlandina is famous for its role in the centuries old rivalry between Modena and Bologna, involving the theft of a notorious and much-coveted wooden bucket.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/modena.html   (1141 words)

  
 Modena, Italy
The provincial capital of Modena, lies between the rivers Secchia and Panaro near the southern edge of the north Italian plain on the Via Emilia.
In 1288 it came into the hands of the house of Este, who acquired the ducal title in 1452 and remained rulers of Modena until 1796.
The motor-car manufacturer Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena in 1898.
www.planetware.com /italy/modena-i-er-mo.htm   (147 words)

  
 Map of Modena. Location of Modena. (The province of Modena)
This is a map of Italy that identifies the province of Modena.
The province of Modena is a part of the Emilia Romagna region.
Italy: Index to provinces and regions in Italy.
www.pickatrail.com /jupiter/location/europe/italy/modena.html   (418 words)

  
 PROMO
The goals were: to reduce the weaknesses and critical factors for the development of the mountain areas (abandon and growing old of the population, insufficient presence and accessibility to the public services, low level of business innovation, etc.) and to create a stronger integration between the mountain and the flat areas.
It is organized by ProMo in collaboration with the Municipality of Modena, the Province of Modena, the entrepreneurial associations, all the other Municipalities of the Province, the Chamber of Commerce and some privates.
Financed by the Province of Modena, the Observatory monitors the public tenders concerning people services with the objective of fostering the legality, the trasparence and the qualification process of the operators.
www.promonline.it /activities.html   (1826 words)

  
 2004 Personnel Trainer: Balsamic Vinegar of Modena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In fact, total production of balsamic vinegar in the province of Modena has reached the amazing level of about 42 million liters, of which 37.5 million are under the control of The Consortium of Producers of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena).
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is a rare and very expensive product that is produced from the cooked and filtered must (grape juice) of a few grape varieties like Lambrusco, Trebbiano, and Occhio di Gatta.
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is the result of the fermentation of two ingredients -- cooked or concentrated must and wine vinegar.
www.gourmetretailer.com /gourmetretailer/search/search_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000442854   (955 words)

  
 www.animoweb.it: regulation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Modena Province, in order to encourage the application of web and computer technologies to artistic creation and Internet software programming, promotes the second edition of aniMOweb, a contest in the production of interactive animations and applications.
However, these allow the free use of their works on the part of Modena Province, for unlimited time, both for the publication on the sites www.animoweb.it, www.provincia.modena.it, on the cd-roms that will be produced after the contest, and for the public performance during the award ceremony.
The contributors are the Councillor for Culture Beniamino Grandi and the representatives of CSV (Centro Servizi Volontariato) of Modena together with the editorial staff of aniMOweb, Andrea Cavazzuti and Cristina Poppi.
www.animoweb.it /documenti/regulation2003.asp   (2028 words)

  
 description of the province of modena
Within that context, the Province of Modena was organised on the basis of the ancient districts of Modena and the Frignano.
One of the essential elements of Modena tradition is its extraordinary gastronomy, which is known all over the world, particularly for its ham, tortellini, stuffed pig's trotter, balsamic vinegar, Lambrusco wine, cherries and walnut liqueur.
Their ultimate expression is the Regional Park of the High Apennines of Modena, that includes some mountain towns and shows a practically untouched territory.
www.italianmarathon.it /provinciamodena_en.asp   (397 words)

  
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On the other hand, it has a more positive connotation since it is linked to the idea of a more flexible and dynamic society, where people “take the risk” and they are prone to accept flexible jobs because they want to improve their professional positions.
In the last years, the development process of the “new flexibilities” was inhibited in the Modena area and it was mainly due to the diffusion of the “old flexibilities”.
These people seem to be the modern version of the self-employed worker that developed in various economical sectors in the Modena province a few years ago.
homepage.eircom.net /~esosc/2003_1/Flexible_Work.htm   (1533 words)

  
 Modena Association of Business and Industry - The numbers of the province of Modena
The province of Modena stands out in the Italian industrial scene for its high entrepreneurial density: out of a population of over 639,000, there are over 64,000 industries, 1 for every 10 inhabitants.
Modena boasts a fairly low unemployment figure (2.7% in 2001 compared to the national average of 9.5% and regional of 3.8%).
The most important economic sectors in terms of export figures are the engineering sector (including the vehicle industry) with 3.5 billion € in sales on foreign markets and the ceramics industry with over 2.1 billion €, followed by the textile clothing sector with over 826 million €.
www.unioneindustriali.mo.it /annuario/provincia2_ing.htm   (445 words)

  
 Hotels, B&B, Farm Holiday, Apartments in modena Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Tiby Hotel Ritz has been completely renovated and is situated in an ideal position, a few minutes fron the historical centre.
fattoria l'alpenice b&b is an organic farm in the green and quiet country, near cities of Bologna Fair and Modena and Maranello (Ferrari cars).
Located in the centre of Emilia, in the town of Vignola (Modena), it is open alla over the year, with continuous working hours.
www.bbplanet.it /st_en.asp?provincia=MODENA   (243 words)

  
 2000 Best Merchandising Ideas: Balsamic Vinegars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena has become a staple for many but sales generally spike during the spring/summer salad season since its primary use has been as an ingredient in salad dressing.
All authentic Balsamic Vinegar of Modena must be produced in the province of Modena, Italy.
The appropriate varieties to promote during this period are the more standard qualities, ranging in total dry extract from 160 grams per liter to 240 grams per liter, and reduced dry extract from 30 grams per liter to 40 grams per liter.
www.gourmetretailer.com /gourmetretailer/search/search_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1049766   (926 words)

  
 Modena Italy Tourist, Travel and Hotels guide.
Mòdena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The magnificent 12th-century cathedral at Modena, the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Wiligelmus), is a supreme example of early Romanesque art.
The Holiday Inn Modena is located near the Modena Nord exit of the Autostrada del Sole highway and it is just 6 minutes driving from Modena city centre.
www.hotelsmodena.com   (588 words)

  
 InternationalReports.net : Italy 2003
It is the sacred nectar of Modena,” one resident explained.
A typical bottle of traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena (which is distinguished by a unique, round and very small, shape) is about $150 for 3oz.
The people of Modena are working to reclaim the elite syrupy sweet flavor by which balsamic vinegar was once recognized.
www.internationalreports.net /europe/italy/2003/tastethe.html   (941 words)

  
 BALSAMIC VINEGAR OF MODENA - CHIARLI CLETO & F.GLI
The Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 'Reserve' and 'Superior Reserve' are obtained by the expertise in blending several balsamic vinegars, some of them aged for over 10 years.
The Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 'Superior Reserve' is the result of further ageing, masterly and essential decantings and wedging procedures to select the most prestigious 'batches' when they are finally matured.
The Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 'Superior Reserve', for its unmistakable quality and superb taste, is ideal to enrich exclusive recipes and be a precious dressing for side dishes and mature cheese.
www.chiarli.com /aceto_uk.html   (628 words)

  
 :: Bonini S.r.L. - Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, Balsamic Vinegar, Balsamessig ::
Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar ripens in dark and silent aging rooms, refined and aged for years through a series of barrels of different woods.
Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar ages in a row of barrels of decreasing size: each barrel is topped up every year with vinegar coming from the larger one next to it, where the product has absorbed the flavors of a different wood.
In fine cuisine, Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar is used on fresh and steamed vegetables; as a base for sauces; as a final touch to fish or meat dishes; and even to top strawberries and vanilla ice cream.
www.boninimodena.it /history.htm   (568 words)

  
 Consorzio Tutela del Lambrusco di Modena - I disciplinari di produzione
The DOC label of Lambrusco di Sorbara is reserved for the sparkling wine obtained using grapes from vines that have been recommended and/or authorised for the province of Modena.
The zone where Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC is produced covers the entire area of Bastiglia, Bomporto, Nonantola, Ravarino, San Prospero, in the province of Modena, and sectors of the communes of Campogalliano, Camposanto, Carpi, Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Soliera, San Cesario sul Panaro, again in the province of Modena.
The zone where Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro is produced covers the entire area of Cavezzo, Concordia sul Secchia, Medolla, Mirandola, Novi, San Felice sul Panaro, San Possidonio, all in the province of Modena, and sectors of the communities of Campogalliano, Carpi, Finale Emilai, Modena and Soliera, also in the province of Modena.
www.tutelalambrusco.it /english/disciplinari_eng.htm   (503 words)

  
 www.animoweb.it: regulation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Modena Province, in order to encourage the application of web and computer technologies to artistic creation and Internet software programming, promotes the 4th edition of aniMOweb, a contest in the production of interactive animation and applications.
The materials will have to be submitted from June, 30th 2005 and not beyond December, 4th 2005 (postponed from 30th November) via e-mail as attached files to the address concorso.animoweb@provincia.modena.it.
Further prizes such as publications, books, free subscriptions to Modena Province magazines will be assigned to all entrants.
www.animoweb.it /documenti/regulation.htm   (1133 words)

  
 Modena (Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Modena first existence under Este dinasty was from 1288 and until 1797, and it existed
The flag on Modena (Italy): red/white/red horizontal with blue/white/blue vertical and centered over the r/w/r stripes.
Modena State flag : red-white-red horizontal crossed blue-white-blue vertical, with shield.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/it-moden.html   (355 words)

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