Giulianova

Genealogy: Colonnella and Giulianova, Italy

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June 3rd 2010
Dear Blog Reader… After a 6 hour train ride from Venice we arrived in Giulianova, Italy. These next few days are about my family history…might be a little boring ;-) but you're welcome to read ... Archaeological findings show that the area around Colonnella, Italy was inhabited since Neolithic times, then in the pre-Roman era on the place there existed a lively commercial and maritime ce ... read more

Europe » Italy » Abruzzo » Colonnella

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more