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	Province of Ragusa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Province of Ragusa (Provincia di Ragusa) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy.
		Ragusa is in the south-east of the island.
		The skyline of Ragusa is frequently punctuated by the towers, domes and cupolas of the many exquisite churches for which the province is famed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ragusa,_Sicily (347 words)

	RAGUSA - LoveToKnow Article on RAGUSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The harbour of Ragusa, once one of the chief ports of southern Europe, is too small for modern needs; but Gravosa (Gru~), a village at the mouth of the river Ombla, on the north, is a steamship station and communicates by rail with Herzegovina and the Bocche di Cattaro.
		In the 9th century it is said to have repulsed the Saracens; in the joth it defended itself against the Narentine pirates, and Simeon, tsar of the Bulgarians.
		RAGUSA, a town of Sicily in the province of Syracuse, 70 m.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RA/RAGUSA.htm (1583 words)

	Ragusa
		In new Ragusa you may sit on the crowded esplanade of a fashionable watering place; but pass through a frowning archway into the old town, and, save in the main street, which has modern shops and other up-to-date surroundings, you might be living in the dark ages.
		Ragusa, however, was never a large city, and even at its zenith, in the sixteenth century, it numbered under forty thousand souls, and now contains only about a third of that number.
		Ragusa is a Slav town, but altho the name of streets appear in Slavonic characters, Italian is also spoken on every side and the "Stradone," with its arcades and narrow precipitous alleys at right angles, is not unlike a street in Naples.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles13/travel-152.shtml (669 words)

	Best of Sicily - Ragusa
		Lower Ragusa, known as Ragusa Ibla, or simply "Ibla," was the ancient city, rebuilt after suffering heavy damage due to the infamous 1693 earthquake that devastated southeastern Sicily.
		Upper Ragusa, or Ragusa Superiore, is the main part of the new city built on the ridge across from the old city of lbla after the earthquake.
		Ragusa Ibla's best-known church is the imposing Basilica of St. George (Basilica di San Giorgio), whose entrance is reached by climbing a spacious set of elegantly decorated curving stairs.
	www.bestofsicily.com /ragusa.htm (851 words)

	Ragusa - Sicilian Unesco World Heritage
		Ragusa Ibla was founded on the site of ancient Sikel town Hybla Herea, of which remains have been found, such as rectangular burial niches in the Gonfalone valley, along the road to Modica.
		In April 1695, the old and the new Ragusas were administratively and politically separated because of continuous fights between the elites of the two sides.
		The Cattedrale di San Giovanni – dedicated to Ragusa’s patron saint – rising from the square of the same name, was built between 1706 and 1760; it has a front elevation in Baroque style with an imposing doorway flanked by a belfry.
	www.valdinoto.com /english/ragusa.htm (1848 words)

	The History of the Republic of Ragusa
		Ragusa, as it was called by the Latins, developed gradually under the protection of the Byzantine emperors, though inevitably it had its vicissitudes.
		Ragusa must have had some points of resemblance with the Greek city states of the past, for at no time did its population exceed thirty-five thousand including the inhabitants of the settlements on the mainland and of the neighboring islands.
		Ragusa had friendly contacts with England, if credence can be given to the local tradition that Richard I was shipwrecked on the island of Lokrum, two miles out to sea, on his return journey from Palestine in 1192.
	www.black-knight.org /Deadfire/txt/CRM/Ragusa.2.html (1004 words)

	Ragusa Province (Sicily, Italy)
		It is the Province of Ragusa that displays a blue flag with a yellow circle within the arms in the center.
		As it is a wide practise in Italy the substancial portion of the flag derives from the device of the gonfalon -the background is blue with the provincial coat of arms in the center.
		The new rulers introduced feudalism and what is today the Ragusa province flourished in the Middle Ages as County of Mòdica, which was suppressed in the early XIX century and subordinated to the Province of Syracuse.
	flagspot.net /flags/it-rg.html (539 words)

	Ragusa, Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily.
		This church is particularly interesting: badly damaged in the earthquate of 1693, half of this church was rebuilt in Baroque style, while the surviving half was kept in the original Gothic.
		Ragusa is a small and quiet town, and one of the towns with the highest quality of life in Southern Italy.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ibla (376 words)

	Ragusa
		Ragusa is a city of Dalmatia, and Dalmatia is a narrow strip of territory extending north and south for several hundred miles between the mountains and the eastern shore of the Adriatic, forty miles in width at the widest part, narrowing to a mile at Cattaro, its southern extremity.
		Indeed, Ragusa was the only one of these cities where the two languages were commonly spoken, and the laws adjusted to harmonize with the customs of both races.
		A study of the involved and exceedingly interesting form of government of Ragusa is beyond the scope of this chapter, but some of that government's accomplishments and characteristics are of interest, anticipating, as they did, many things which we have erroneously come to regard as the product of our modern civilization.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles04/europe11.shtml (3498 words)

	The City of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The city-state of Ragusa (or Ragusium in Latin, Dubrovnik being its Slavic name) was founded by founded by Greek refugees of the demolished Epidaurum in the 7th century.
		The nobles of Ragusa differ from nobles elsewhere in Europe mainly in that they are, by and large, not landholders.
		Ragusa's most important relationship is with Venice, which came to dominate Ragusa in 1204.
	elcid.oit.unc.edu /ars/ragusa.html (1310 words)

	Ragusa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ragusa, Sicily is an Italian city in Sicily.
		Ragusa is the original Italian name of the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
		The Ragusan Republic was the most important and the most independent Dalmatian maritime city state, with varying levels of sovereignty in the period between 1358 and 1808.
	www.theezine.net /r/ragusa.html (81 words)

	Biography
		Ragusa was elected to the prestigious post of Vice Chairman of the Queens County Republican party in 1996.
		Ragusa enjoys an unprecedented level of support on a State and City level; with elected and appointed officials - whose actions have a direct impact on the quality of life of all those who live in northeastern Queens.
		Ragusa is a member in the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Association and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks and the Clearview Seniors Golf Association.
	www.cjgsoftware.com /Phil/Biography.htm (653 words)

	Bed and Breakfast RAGUSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Marina di Modica, Ragusa, the Mediterranean pearl, in the centre of a wide area full of prehistoric and naturalistic landscape settlements of the G...
		VILLA ROSA, comprising of apartment âANNAâ and âBEATRICEâ, is situaded on the southeast of Sicily, 2 miles from the coastal town of Marina di Ragusa.
		The green valleys of Ragusa countryside are the scenario which surrounds this striking Villa built by the end of the 18th century.
	www.bed-and-breakfast-in-italy.com /bed_and_breakfast_ragusa.cfm (2317 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), 1660-1808
		In 1667, Ragusa was struck by a heavt earthquake.
		Ragusa continued it's policy of strict neutrality in the War of Austrian succession (1741-1748) and in the 7 Years War (1756-1763).
		In 1806, the Republic of Ragusa was conquered by Napoleon's troops; in 1808 it was incorporated into the Illyrian Provinces.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/balkans/ragusa16601808.html (209 words)

	RAGUSA Bed and Breakfast, Case Vacanza, Appartamenti, Ostelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Marina di Modica, Ragusa, the Mediterranean pearl, in the centre of a wide area full of prehistoric and naturalistic landscape settlements of the Greek- Roman, mediaval and baroque antiquity, there is the myth house.
		The Villa is set in Modica's countryside (province of Ragusa) 3 km far from the Town Center and enjoys the pleasant climate of Modica's pleteau, airy and never soultry, in a landscape marked by the shady carob tree, the green olive and the local ston...
		It is situated near the town of Ragusa on a hill that gently slopes down toward the sea reaching the seaside resorts of...
	www.bed-and-breakfast-sicily.it /bed_and_breakfast_ragusa.cfm (3344 words)

	Deroy Murdock on Michael Ragusa on National Review Online
		Michael Ragusa, R.I.P. — A sea of blue uniforms rolled into Brooklyn Monday as some 2,000 firefighters from the New York area, New Hampshire, Maryland, and even Los Angeles gathered to say goodbye to a fallen colleague.
		Firefighter Michael Ragusa, the FDNY's last September 11 fatality to be memorialized, was honored at the Church of St. Bernard in the borough's Mill Basin district.
		Ragusa thanked her son's colleagues for their support, "hundreds of visits" to her family's home and "too much cake." She especially appreciated the efforts of one fireman who drove to Brooklyn from his home in upstate New York to take her and her family "to the airport, which was 15 minutes away.
	www.nationalreview.com /murdock/murdock090903.asp (929 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), 1358-1526
		Ragusa (Dubrovnik, in Dalmatia) is not to be confused with Ragusa on Sicily.
		Ragusa was a center of Catholicism in a region surrounded by Bogomil heretics (Bosnians) and Serbian Orthodox christians.
		In Ragusa, Roman (Italian) and Slavic population elements lived together; the city council was dominated by Patrician families.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/balkans/ragusa13581526.html (345 words)

	Associazione Provinciale B&B Ragusa
		Ragusa provinces strikes one on account of its connotations of antiquity and the peculiarity of places in it.
		Ragusa / Modica / Vittoria / Comiso / Chiaramonte Gulfi / Santa Croce Camerina / Acate / Scicli / Monterosso Almo / Ispica / Pozzallo / Giarratana
		It is located in the historical centre in Ragusa, where the modern city meets the attraction of our baroque art.
	www.bedandbreakfast.rg.it /english/bedadbreakfast/ragusa_azalai.htm (180 words)

	Farm Holidays Ragusa
		Dipped in the tranquillity of the ragusana campaign, close to the greater tourist localities of the zone (Ragusa Ibla, Marina of Ragusa, Castle of Donnafugata, Modica, etc.) and less than 10 Km from beautiful beach of the province, the farm holidays-...
		In the early nineties these former stables in the south-east of sicily near Santa Croce Camerina in the district of Ragusa were trasformed in...
		Kastalia is on the South coast of Sicily, in the municipality of Ragusa; 120 kms away from Catania and 26 from Ragusa; it lies on the seaside, close to the ancient Greek city of Kamarina.
	www.farm-holidays-sicily.it /agriturismo_ragusa.cfm (1158 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - - ARCHIVE - Ducal Court of Ragusa
		is excelency, Stefan Crnojevic, Duke of Ragusa, Lord of Cetinje, Rijeka Crnojevica, the valley of the river Zeta and the tribes Bjelopavlici, Pjesivci, Malonsici, Piperi, Hoti and Klimenti.
		Should Ragusa fall under attack from almost any aggressor or enemy, the Venitians are honor bound to come to the defense of Ragusa if its independance is at risk.
		Ragusa and Your Grace in particular has always been kept in highest regards for your bravery and other numerous virtues shown during the heroic struggle against the Mongol hordes not so long time ago.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?s=17a5c02084eafe3340f4c71703da3f48&goto=lastpost&t=127332 (3077 words)

	Ragusa, Sicily - History, Cuisine, and Tourism
		In 258 BC, Ragusa was conquered by the Romans, who decimated the city and instigated a long period of decline for the province.
		On the southernmost coast of Sicily, Ragusa is only an hour from the city of Siracusa, but it is considerably less touristy than even Siracusa is. Those seeking tranquility and an authentic Sicilian experience will be very happy in Ragusa, and still have easy access to the more tourist drawing parts of the island.
		The beaches of Ragusa, because of the lack of tourists, are some of the cleanest and most affordable to visit in Sicily.
	www.allthingssicilian.com /Ragusa2.html (439 words)

	Ragusa, Gotti, DePalma and Gaggi
		Ragusa, on the FBI's 10-Most Wanted List for five months, Ragusa surrendered to face 18-month old racketeering charges that include violent armed robberies brought in June, 1996 against him and other budding Bonanno and Colombo mobsters from Queens known as the Giannini Crew.
		Ragusa, 27, gave up after months of heavy handed pressure tactics against his family from frustrated members of an FBI-NYPD bank robbery task force, which always seemed a step or two behind him.
		Ragusa's sister Francesca Bartolotta was arrested on drug trafficking charges a few days before Christmas, and the task force had threatened to arrest his father and another sister on a variety of charges if he didn't give up soon.
	www.ganglandnews.com /column61.htm (1806 words)

	Italian Cooking and Living - Travel - Destinations: Ragusa
		Ragusa is the capital of its province, but is still not the most popular tourist attraction, probably because of its distance from most other major Sicilian cities.
		After an earthquake destroyed parts of Sicily in 1693, Ragusa's residents rebuilt the city on two different hilltops; the two cities lived apart until their reunion in 1926.
		The new, modern city was called Upper Ragusa, Ragusa Superiore, or just "Ragusa," and features baroque and neoclassical buildings and churches.
	www.italiancookingandliving.com /travel/destinations/ragusa.html (306 words)

	New York Daily News - City News - Last hero mourned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Firefighter Michael Ragusa's parents waited nearly two years to recover the tiniest fragment of their son - a bit of skin, a shard of bone, any fragment they could bury to confirm their loss on Sept. 11, 2001.
		Ragusa, 29, became the last of 343 firefighters killed at the World Trade Center to be memorialized, just as New Yorkers braced for the second anniversary of the attacks.
		Ragusa's friends and relatives described the 5-foot-5 firefighter as a generous, reliable friend who took pride in his work and had a penchant for speed.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/local/story/115984p-104647c.html (567 words)

	Hotel, B&B, Farm Holiday, Apartment in ragusa
		Our house, with an enchanting view over the sea, is in a residential area of Marina di Ragusa, a...
		The scenery is Ibla, Ragusa's historic centre, rich in churches and mansions in the Late Sicilian Baroque style, and in narrow and charming lanes some of which can be travelled over only on foot.
		We are a tourist business operating in Modica (Ragusa), and we offer accommodation at holiday-houses, apartments, and guest houses, located in the historical town centre, on the outskirts, and at the seaside.
	www.bbisole.it /st_en.asp?provincia=RAGUSA (497 words)

	Ragusa
		Una breve escursione si può compiere a due km da Ragusa dove si trovano gli impianti di estrazione e di lavorazione del calcare bituminoso.
		Spostandoci poi da Ragusa, e procedendo verso Santa Croce Camerina, a circa 20 km, possiamo raggiungere il Castello di Donnafugata.
		Delle totali 122 stanze, in parte aperte al pubblico, previa comunicazione agli uffici comunali di Ragusa, sono esclusivamente quelle situate al primo piano, sufficienti, comunque, a creare un'atmosfera particolarmente sfarzosa ed imponente.
	www.ragusaonline.com /ragusa (2853 words)

	Ragusa : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ragusa is really two towns in one: an upper town, Ragusa Superiore, mapped out after a devastating earthquake in 1693, and Ragusa Ibla, constructed on an isolated spur.
		The landscapes around Ragusa are among the most memorable (and eerie) in Sicily.
		Unlike the historic core of Ragusa Ibla, Marina di Ragusa is relatively modern, with its long, narrow, and unusually sandy beach strip.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=3221&catID=3221010001 (290 words)

	Damon J. Ragusa - American Marketing Association - www.marketingpower.com
		Ragusa has 13 years of experience in the use of marketing science technology to support strategic initiatives across a number of industries.
		Ragusa has supported market research, database marketing, sales and finance initiatives during his many engagements as a marketing science consultant.
		Ragusa’s research and development efforts have been in the area of integrating complexity science methods, such as neural networks, genetic algorithms and agent-based models, into decision support tools for corporations.
	www.marketingpower.com /author953.php (388 words)

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