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Arno is both a surname and a Germanic given name (Germanic root "arn-" from "aran", meaning "eagle"). Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: People with the given name
The Arno river has been strongly affected by non-native species: over 90% of fish species and 70% of macroinvertebrate species in the area around Florence are alien species. [11] These include the European catfish , [ 12 ] channel catfish , [ 12 ] Crucian carp , [ 11 ] common bleak , [ 13 ] topmouth gudgeon , [ 13 ] New Zealand mud snail , [ 11 ...
Bocca d'Arno (mouth of the Arno) is the traditional denomination of the late course of the Arno river, in Tuscany, central Italy. It is located near Marina di Pisa . This Tuscany location article is a stub .
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... Arno, known in Latin as Arnus, a river in Italy; Arnus Vallis, a valley on Mars;
Panettone Living nativity scene in Milazzo Christmas market in Merano Zampognari in Molise during the Christmas period. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale) is one of the country's major holidays and begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany ...
The town of Stia is often called the "source of the Arno", although the real source is some 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) higher on the slopes of Monte Falterona.However, Stia is the first true village the Arno reaches, where it is joined by another river, the Staggia, that starts at Passo la Calla to the north-east.
Italy is considered one of the birthplaces of Western civilization [2] and a cultural superpower. [12] Italian culture is the culture of the Italians, a Romance ethnic group, and is incredibly diverse spanning the entirety of the Italian peninsula and the islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
Arno (French:) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Arno river. It was formed in 1808, when the Kingdom of Etruria (formerly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Florence. The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814.