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• Ischia
  ...industry is [[tourism]], centering on thermal parks that cater mostly to [[European]] and [[Asian]] tourist clients eager to enjoy the fruits of the island's n ...head" (''Princeton Encyclopedia'') The current name appears for the first time in a letter from [[Pope Leo III]] to [[Charlemagne]] in 813 (''iscla'' from
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• Genoa
  |Timezone:||[[Central European Time|CET]], [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1 ...noa lost Sardinia to [[Aragon]], Corsica to internal revolt and its Middle Eastern colonies to the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the Arabs.
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  ...the plebs]] and two [[aedile|plebeian aediles]] are elected for the first time ...|Assembly of the People]] created: two [[quaestor]]s elected for the first time
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• Fiat 500
  ...tle]]. Several car makers followed this now nearly vanished pattern at the time and were quite successful. But only the Fiat 500 was used as the pattern fo ...cessor in Italy, but was (and still is) enormously popular in the former [[Eastern Bloc]] countries, where it is famed for mechanical durability and economy.
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• Fiat
  ...industrial production of cars, industrial and agricultural vehicles. Over time it has diversified into many other fields, and the group now has activities ...re the introduction of Ford's assembly line in 1913. Owning a Fiat at that time was a sign of distinction. A Fiat sold in the U.S. cost between $3,600 and
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• Turin, Italy
  |Timezone || [[Central European Time|CET]] ...l be seen in the modern city. Turin reached about 5,000 inhabitants at the time, all living inside the high walls.
  26 KB (3,619 words) - 16:46, 27 February 2009
• German Grand Prix
  |Winning time || 1:26'28.599 |Pole time || 1'14.320
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• Zagreb
  ...eets reminiscent of [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]], [[Prague]] and other Central-European capitals. In 2005 it was visited by over half a million tourists, mainly fr ...tors which maintain scheduled international coach lines covering all major European cities, as far as [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[Amsterdam]], n
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• Brescia
  ...|| [[Central European Time|CET]], [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1 '''Brescia''' ([[Eastern Lombard|Lombard]]: ''Brèsa'') is a city in the region of [[Lombardy]] in n
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|French]] [[Peugeo ..."International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race." During the latter parts of this time period, the race was unofficially known, but recognized as "The 500," "Indi
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• Venice
  ...|| [[Central European Time|CET]], [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1 ...ued to develop and as Byzantine power waned, however, an increasingly anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of autonomy and eventual [[indepen
  26 KB (3,794 words) - 10:48, 19 June 2009
• Motorcycle Trials
  ...tor touches the ground with the foot (or any other part of the body). Each time a competitor touches the ground with a foot (commonly called "dabs" or "pro |''Title becomes "European Trials Champion"''
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• Lega Nord
  |European affiliation || ''none'' |European parliament group || [[Union for Europe of the Nations]]
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• Rome
  |[[Time zone]]||[[Central European Time|CET]], [[UTC]]+1 Rome is the largest ''[[comune]]'' in Italy and it is also one of the largest European capital cities in land area, with an area of 1,285 square kilometers. The '
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• Cizeta
  In fact, the car was not a working entity at that time. The press launch in December 1988 presented the mock-up and many design sk ...Zampolli also used Marcello Gandini, who penned the Diablo around the same time.
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• History of Naples
  ...m abroad and had to answer to the ''[[strategos]]'' of [[Sicily]]. At that time the Duchy of Naples controlled an area corresponding roughly to the present ...tary, and thenceforth Naples was ''de facto'' totally independent. At this time the city was mainly a military centre, ruled by an aristocracy of warriors
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• Gasoline
  ...n vary between 87 AKI (92 RON) for regular, through 90 (95) for mid-grade (European Premium), up to 93/94 for premium unleaded or E10 (Super in Europe) ...rectly by conversion of such ethanol to ''bio''-ETBE, is encouraged by the European Union Biofuels Directive.
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• Motorcycle speedway
  Speedway is presently most popular in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]], [[Scandinavia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and to a lesser extent t ...n Watson, Alf Medcalf and 'Digger' Pugh demonstrated the art for the first time in Britain.
  34 KB (5,397 words) - 08:53, 7 October 2009
• Prague
  ...une.cz The Prague Tribune] (in English) - has been defunct for a very long time ...lines.com/ ČSA (Czech Airlines)] is the national carrier operating to many European destinations. There are also many cheap direct flights operated by easyJet,
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• Bologna
  ...abolished feudal serfdom and freed the slaves using public money. At that time the city centre was full of towers (perhaps 180) built by the leading famil ...at the beginning of the [[14th century]]. In [[1348]], during the terrible European pestilence, about 30,000 inhabitants died.
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