Poggio
Encyclopedia
Poggio is an Italian word meaning "knoll". It may refer to:
Civil parishes (frazioni), quarters, localities
Lakes and mountains
France
- Poggio-di-NazzaPoggio-di-NazzaPoggio-di-Nazza is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica - Poggio-di-VenacoPoggio-di-VenacoPoggio-di-Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica - Poggio-d'OlettaPoggio-d'OlettaPoggio-d'Oletta is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica - Poggio-MarinaccioPoggio-MarinaccioPoggio-Marinaccio is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica - Poggio-MezzanaPoggio-MezzanaPoggio-Mezzana is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica - Santa-Maria-PoggioSanta-Maria-PoggioSanta-Maria-Poggio is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica
Italy
Municipalities (comuni)- Poggio a CaianoPoggio a CaianoPoggio a Caiano is a town and comune in the Province of Prato, Tuscany region Italy. The town lies 9 km south of the provincial capital of Prato.-The Medici villa:...
, in the province of Prato, Tuscany - Poggio BerniPoggio BerniPoggio Berni is a commune of the Province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.Wine and oil are its leading products – with the DOC "Colli di Rimini" wines and an olive. Poggio Berni is home to the Palio dei Somari, a donkey race...
, in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna - Poggio BustonePoggio BustonePoggio Bustone is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 70 km northeast of Rome and about 11 km north of Rieti....
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio CatinoPoggio CatinoPoggio Catino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km southwest of Rieti...
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio ImperialePoggio ImperialePoggio Imperiale is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy....
, in the province of Foggia, Apulia - Poggio MirtetoPoggio MirtetoPoggio Mirteto is a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km southwest of Rieti, situated on a height by the River Sole, in a fertile region, where pot-herbs, cereals, grapes and pastures are cultivated, and where...
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio MoianoPoggio MoianoPoggio Moiano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km south of Rieti...
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio NativoPoggio NativoPoggio Nativo is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome and about 20 km southwest of Rieti....
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio PicenzePoggio PicenzePoggio Picenze is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Poggio Picenze is a small city which has approximately one thousand inhabitants. Located on Italy’s Highway 17, it is 14 km from the Abruzzese Apennines and about 12 km from the city of...
, in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo - Poggio RenaticoPoggio RenaticoPoggio Renatico is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km northeast of Bologna and about 12 km southwest of Ferrara...
, in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna - Poggio RuscoPoggio RuscoPoggio Rusco is a small town and comune in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6,459 as of March 31, 2006. It is 42 km away from provincial capital....
, in the province of Mantova, Lombardy - Poggio San LorenzoPoggio San LorenzoPoggio San Lorenzo is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km south of Rieti....
, in the province of Rieti, Lazio - Poggio San MarcelloPoggio San MarcelloPoggio San Marcello is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 763 and an area of 13.5 km²....
, in the province of Ancona, Marche - Poggio San VicinoPoggio San VicinoPoggio San Vicino is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km southwest of Ancona and about 30 km northwest of Macerata...
, in the province of Macerata, Marche - Poggio SannitaPoggio SannitaPoggio Sannita is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km northwest of Campobasso and about 25 km northeast of Isernia...
, in the province of Isernia, Molise - Poggio SuasaCastelleone di SuasaCastelleone di Suasa is a town and comune within the Province of Ancona, in the Marche region of Italy.It is well known for the archaeological park of Suasa, an ancient Roman town....
, a colloquial name of Castellone di Suasa, in the province of Ancona, Marche - PoggiodomoPoggiodomoPoggiodomo is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southeast of Perugia....
, in the province of Perugia, Umbria - PoggiomarinoPoggiomarinoPoggiomarino is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km east of Naples.-History:...
, in the province of Naples, Campania - PoggiorealePoggiorealePoggioreale is a small town and comune in Sicily, Italy, set on the Belice valley, which administratively belongs to the province of Trapani....
, in the province of Trapani, Sicily - PoggiorsiniPoggiorsiniPoggiorsini is a town and comune in the province of Bari, Puglia, Italy. Poggiorsini is a small village about 85 km from Bari. Its is located between the towns of Spinazzola and Gravina....
, in the province of Bari, Apulia - PoggiridentiPoggiridentiPoggiridenti is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 4 km east of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,869 and an area of 2.9 km².Poggiridenti borders the following municipalities:...
, in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy
Civil parishes (frazioni), quarters, localities
- Poggio, a frazione of Castello di Annone in the province of Asti, Piedmont
- Poggio BucoStatoniaStatonia was an ancient Etruscan city located in what is now southern Tuscany , central Italy.The ancient town was located south-west to the modern Pitigliano, in the area of Poggio Buco, not far from the localities of Corano and Poggio Formica, where several prehistoric tombs have been excavated....
, an area containing excavations and antiquities, site of ancient Etruscan city Statonia - Poggio dei PiniPoggio dei PiniPoggio dei Pini, literally “Pine Knoll” is a locality situated in south-west Sardinia, about 20 km from Cagliari, the island’s capital. It is a frazione of the municipality Capoterra....
, a frazione of Capoterra, in the province of Cagliari, Sardinia - Poggio di San Remo, a frazione of San Remo in the province of Imperia, Liguria
- Poggio FilippoPoggio FilippoPoggio Filippo is a frazione of Tagliacozzo in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
, a frazione of Tagliacozzo in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo - Poggio PrimocasoPoggio PrimocasoPoggio Primocaso is a frazione of the comune of Cascia in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 831 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 74 inhabitants....
, a frazione of Cascia in the province of Perugia, Umbria - Poggio RattieriPoggio RattieriPoggio Rattieri is a frazione of Torricella Sicura in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
, a frazione of Torricella Sicura in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo - Poggio Santa MariaPoggio Santa MariaPoggio Santa Maria is a frazione of L'Aquila in the same-named province in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
, a frazione of L'Aquila in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo - Poggio UmbricchioPoggio UmbricchioPoggio Umbricchio is a frazione of Crognaleto in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
, a frazione of Crognaleto in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo - Poggioreale (Naples), a quarter of Naples, Campania
Lakes and mountains
- Poggio CivitatePoggio CivitatePoggio Civitate is a hill in the commune of Murlo, Italy and the location of an ancient Etruscan settlement. Excavations began in 1966 and have uncovered substantial traces of activity in the Orientalizing and Archaic period as well as some material from both earlier and later periods.-Directors of...
, a hill in the commune of Murlo, Tuscany - Poggio SommortoPoggio SommortoPoggio Sommorto is a mountain of Marche, Italy....
, a mountain of the Marche - Lago di Poggio PerottoLago di Poggio PerottoLago di Poggio Perotto is a lake in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy....
a lake in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany
San Marino
- Poggio CasalinoPoggio CasalinoPoggio Casalino is a village located in San Marino. It belongs to the municipality of Chiesanuova.-Geography:The village is situated in the western border of its municipality, close to the borders with Italy and the municipality of San Leo...
, a civil parish (curazia) of Chiesanuova - Poggio ChiesanuovaPoggio ChiesanuovaPoggio Chiesanuova is a village located in San Marino. It belongs to the municipality of Chiesanuova.-Geography:The village is situated in the northern suburb of Chiesanuova, on the road to Acquaviva.-Sport:...
, a civil parish (curazia) of Chiesanuova
Buildings and structures
- Poggio Reale (villa), a villa near Naples
- Cemetery of Poggioreale, the main cemetery of Naples
- Villa del Poggio Imperiale, a former grand ducal villa in Florence
People
- Carla Del PoggioCarla Del PoggioCarla Del Poggio was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress.-Early and Personal Lives:Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 1945 until his death 3 July 2005. She died on 14 October 2010.-Filmography :* ...
(born 1925), Italian cinema, theatre and television actress - Febo di PoggioFebo di PoggioFebo di Poggio was an Italian model, with whom the artist Michelangelo had a relationship. Michelangelo called Febo "that little blackmailer." Febo adopted him as his "honorary father" and sought money, clothes and gifts...
, an Italian model associated with Michelangelo - Gian Francesco Poggio BraccioliniGian Francesco Poggio BraccioliniPoggio Bracciolini was an Italian scholar, writer and humanist. He recovered a great number of classical Latin texts, mostly lying forgotten in German and French monastic libraries, and disseminated manuscript copies among the educated world.- Biography :Poggio di Duccio was...
, Renaissance humanist - Tomaso PoggioTomaso PoggioTomaso Armando Poggio, born in Genoa, Italy, is the Eugene McDermott Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, a member of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the director of The Center...
, Italian-born and educated Professor at AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology