| Comune di La Maddalena | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Olbia-Tempio (OT) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Area | 49. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune Olbia-Tempio (Provincia di Olbia-Tempio Provìntzia de Terranòa-Tèmpiu is the name of a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy. 37 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Population (as of October 31, 2005) | |
| - Total | 11,902 |
| - Density | 241/km² (624/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Maddalenini |
| Dialing code | 0789 |
| Postal code | 07020, 07024 |
| Frazioni | Moneta, Stagnali |
| Patron | Santa Maria Maddalena |
| - Day | July 22 |
| Website: www.lamaddalena.it | |
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The town
La Maddalena is the largest town in the Maddalena archipelago, just 2 kilometres from the northeastern shore of Sardinia and sitting in the Straits of Bonifacio, between it and Corsica. The Maddalena Archipelago is a group of islands in the Straits of Bonifacio between Corsica and north-eastern Sardinia, Italy. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) The Strait of Bonifacio ( Bonifaccio is an older spelling from circa 1861) is the Strait between Corsica and Sardinia, named after Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily
The focal-point of pedestrian activity is found around Piazza Umberto I (formerly known as Piazza Rossa-the older generation of natives in town still commonly refer to the piazza by its original name). There is an adjacent via (Garibaldi) that connects the port (Banchina Commerciale I) facing the Island of Santo Stefano and Piazza Umberto I with city hall. Via Garibaldi is surrounded by commercial shops, restaurants, and bars.
La Maddalena now derives much of its income from tourism. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The only method of traveling to La Maddalena is by boat, with car ferries travelling from nearby Palau and from the Italian mainland.
The natives of La Maddalena speak a Sardo-Corsican dialect known as Maddalenino. A comprehensive survey on the dialect, including a concise history of the island and its people, can be found in Renzo De Martino's Il dizionario maddalenino: Glossario etimologico comparato
The island
The island of Maddalena is renowned for its beaches; it is characterized by rocky granitic terrain and has some ancient fortifications. Cala Francese and Bassa Trinita are two popular beaches. It is connected by causeway with the nearby island of Caprera, famous as the residence of the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. Caprera is a small Island of 6 square miles (155 km² off the coast of Sardinia, Italy, located in the Maddalena archipelago. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation.
History
The Maddalena archipelago, and thus presumably La Maddalena, is known from archaeological evidence to have been occupied in prehistoric times, but its written history begins with the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The islands were the object of a dispute between the Republics of Pisa and Genoa in the 12th century and were later abandoned only to be recolonised by Corsican shepherds and later by the first Sardinian settlers in the 16th century. The Republic of Pisa was a ''de facto'' independent state centered on the Tuscany city of Pisa during the late tenth and eleventh centuries The Most Serene Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from the 11th century
La Maddalena has undergone many name changes: the Romans named it Ilva, Fussa and Bucina and in the Middle Ages the island was known as "Bicinara" before being given the name of Santa Maria Magdalena in the 16th century. After this it finally became known as La Maddalena.
Its location in the Strait of Bonifacio, through which much maritime traffic must pass, has turned the archipelago into a strategic military position. As the main town in the islands La Maddalena has borne the brunt of the military action. The Piedmontese occupied it in 1767; in 1793 the town was bombarded by French revolutionary forces under the command of a young Napoleon Bonaparte; Admiral Nelson used it as a base during his 1804 blockade of Toulon (only leaving his ship to visit church on a Sunday) and Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there 139 years later shortly before he was moved to Campo Imperatore on the Gran Sasso, where he was famously rescued by Otto Skorzeny. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Gran Sasso d'Italia is a mountain located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Otto Skorzeny ( June 12 1908 – July 6 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS
Currently there is a NATO base on the nearby island of Santo Stefano. The North Atlantic Treaty Santo Stefano is an island in the Maddalena archipelago of northern Sardinia, Italy, and part of the Maddalena National Park The NATO base housed an Italian Marine barracks and served as the home port for several US Navy submarine tenders over the years, ending with the departure of the USS Emory S. Land, which set sail for its new home port of Bremerton, Washington. A submarine tender is a type of Ship that supplies and supports Submarines Submarines are relatively small compared to most oceangoing vessels and generally The base is scheduled to close by spring 2008, ending the US presence there as the US reprioritizes its worldwide presence.
On 25 October 2003 submarine USS Hartford ran aground near La Maddalena harbour. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a On 25 October, 2003 the ''Hartford'' (SSN-768, a United States Navy nuclear powered ''Los Angeles''-class submarine ran aground while performing
La Maddalena now lends its name to an Italian National Park located in the archipelago. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution
Also the 2009 G8 Summit is going to be held in La Maddalena. [1]
Twin towns
Sources
- The Italian Tourist Board
- The British National Archives
- Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Maddalena
- Naval Activity in La Maddalena
- The Napoleon Series
- Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park
External links
http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/whatsnew/2009location.html
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