Teramo
Teramo [ tɛramo ] ( in ancient Interamna Praetuttiorum ) is the capital of the Italian province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region. The town has 54,377 inhabitants in an area of 151 km ². It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Teramo - Atri and location of the University of Teramo.
Geography
Teramo is located in a hilly countryside, not far from the mountain massif of the Gran Sasso, between the rivers Tordino and Vezzola.
The city center is the Corso San Giorgio; it connects the two main squares, Piazza Garibaldi, the main public transport hub, and Martyrs Piazza della Libertà, which is often used as a pedestrian area and front of the cathedral for various events. Another important place is Piazza Dante where founded in 1813 and dedicated to the philosopher Melchiorre Delfico " Liceo Classico " ( Humanistic gymnasium ) is located.
Fractions
Parts of the municipality are the fractions
Bivio Miano, Cannelli, Caprafico, Casette, Castagneto, Castrogno, Cavuccio, Cerreto, Chiareto, Colle Caruno, Colleatterrato Alto, Colle Marino, Colleminuccio, Colle Santa Maria, Fonte del Latte, Forcella, Frondarola, Galeotti, Garrano alto, Garrano Basso, La Torre, Magna Ella, Miano, Monticelli, Nepezzano, Orciano, Pantaneto, Poggio Cono, Piano D' Accio, Piano della Lenta, Ponte Vezzola, Poggio San Vitorino, Ponzano, Putignano, Rapino, Rocciano, Rupo, Sardinara, Saccoccia, San Nicolò Tordino, San Pietro ad Lacum, Sant'Atto, Sant'Egidio, Secciola, Scapriano, Sciusciano, Sorrenti, Sparazzano, Spiano, Tofo Sant'Eleuterio, Torre Palomba, Travazzano, Valle San Giovanni Valle Soprana, Varano, Villa butteri, Falchini Villa, Villa gesso, Pompetti Villa, Villa Ripa, Villa Romita, Villa Rossi, Villa Schiavoni, Villa Stanghieri, Villa Taraschi, Tofo - Sant'Eleuterio, Tordinia Villa, Villa Turri - Ferretti, Villa Viola, Villa Vomano.
History
The city was the capital of the Italic people of the Praetuttii. In the year 290 BC, five years after the Battle of Sentinum, it was conquered by the Roman consul Manius Curius Dentatus. After 268 BC the Praetuttii Roman citizens and their city were given the Latin name Interamna, which means " between two rivers "; because the urban area is crossed by the two rivers Vezzola and Tordino. After the Social War ( 91-88 BC) was a Roman municipium Interamna; in sullanischer time also a Colonia was established.
During the Roman Empire Teramo was a thriving city, but then fell in the Middle Ages and recovered only partially after the unification of Italy in 1861 ( Risorgimento ).
On 15 September 2005, the city experienced a historic moment: the visit of the President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. On this occasion, the banner of the province of Teramo Medaglia d' Oro award by Meriti Civili was awarded ( Gold Medal for Civil Merit ), for the following reasons:
Oggetto di feroci rappresaglie, deportazioni e barbarie, sorretto because Indomito spirito e patriottico because profonda fede in un'Italia libera e democratica, sopportava la perdita di un numero dei suoi figli elevato migliori, dando luminoso esempio di eccezionale abnegazione, di incrollabile fermezza ed amor proprio. "
Target of reprisals, deportations and barbaric acts, supported by indomitable, patriotic spirit and deep faith in a free and democratic Italy, it suffered the loss of a large number of their best kids, a shining example of excellent sacrifice, of unwavering perseverance and genuine love. "
Attractions
Under a glass floor in the cathedral remains of the oldest sacral building of the city can be seen. In the 6th century a church called S. Maria Aprutiensis was built on the foundations of a Roman earlier building. This building was destroyed by Norman troops. After that, the current cathedral was built.
The Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral was completed in 1156-1170. The Campanile also dates from the second half of the 12th century. The building was greatly expanded in the 14th century. The facade has been completely renewed and increased in the upper section, the portal to 1332 comes from master Deodatus, probably a member of the Cosmati family; the wooden door of the Renaissance are copies. In the first half of the 18th century the church was in the Baroque style. In 1935 a restoration some later insertions were reversed.
In the church there is the precious altar cloth by Nicola da Guardiagrele from around 1433-1448 and a polyptych by the Venetian artist Jacobello del Fiore.
Events
In the city a variety of events will take place, among which the most famous of the " Coppa Interamnia " is a handball tournament to participate in the junior teams from different countries. Another typical event is the Maratonina Pretuziana (Marathon ), which takes place every year on May 1.
Furthermore ( White Night ) takes place the " Notte Bianca " in Teramo, as in other major cities. The premiere took place on 25 September 2004. It was attended by various artists and it was a great success, which inspired the organizers to repeat the event on September 10, 2005 successfully. 70,000 people attended - more than live in the city.
From September 23 to September 25, 2005, a motorcycle rally was held at the 1300 Harley -Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts from all over Italy participated.
Others
Economically, the production of sanitary ware and insulation material is significant.
In Teramo the basketball club of the 1st Italian League Navigo.It Teramo is at home.
The city is also known for the sausage specialty Ventricina Teramana, a specific expression of ventricina a pork sausage in natural casings.
Twinning
Teramo maintains twinning to
- Memmingen in Bavaria, since 1986
- Berane in Montenegro
- Rishon LeZion in Israel
- 7th district of Prague in the Czech Republic
- Gorzów Wielkopolski in Poland
- Strovolos, Nicosia District of Cyprus, since 2010
Born in Teramo
- Gianni Di Venanzo (1920-1966), cinematographer
- Marco Pannella ( * 1930), politician
- Guido Venturoni (* 1934), Officer, Chief of Staff of the Italian Armed Forces
- Maurizio Angeloni ( b. 1959 ), director
- Ivan Graziani (1945-1997), guitarist and rock singer