Corsica
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Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus).It is located west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia.Corsica is usually considered one of the 26 régions of France.Corsica has more power to choose than others french regions,but for the most part its status is quite similar to the status of the other régions.Corsica is referred to as a "région"same if is an island separated from the France by the Ligurian Sea.
Corsica is famous in the world for the beauties places for tourism and for to be the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte.
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[change] Geography
Corsica has 1,000km of coastline and more than 200 beaches, and is very mountainous, with Monte Cinto as the highest peak at 2706m and 20 other peaks of more than 2000m.
Big towns: (Corsican names)
Other towns and villages:
- Saint-Florent (San Fiurenzu)
- Calvi (Calvi)
- L'Île-Rousse (Isula Rossa)
- Porto-Vecchio (Porti Vechju)
- Bonifacio (Bunifaziu)
- Aleria
[change] How Corsica is
Corsica is the most mountainous Mediterranean island.The island has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. The natural vegetation is Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrubs. The mountains are cooler and are rich of forests of oak, and pine.Much of the coastal lowlands has been cleared for agriculture,which has reduced the mountain forests considerably.The island has a natural park (Parc Naturel Régional de Corse), which protects thousands of rare animal and plant species. The park was created in 1972 and includes the Golfe de Porto, the Réserve Naturelle de Scandola (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and some of the highest mountains on the island. This park is protected.
[change] History
- 725 : Lombardi come in Corsica
- 754 : Carlo Magno, become king of Lombardi,and give the lands of Corsica to the Pope.
- 1077 : The Pope Gregorio VII give to an important priest of Pisa,the power for change or help things in Corsica.
- 1133 : Orders of priest separate itself in two parts,one for Genoa and one for Pisa
- 1195 : A group of Genoa's soldier come in Bonifacio
- 1268 : A group of Genoa's soldier come in Calvi
- 1284 : Corse became property of Genoa
- 1383 : fondazione di Bastia da Genuva
- 1551 : Samperu Corsu attacks the Turkish for France
- 1559 : Trattatu di Cateau-Cambrésis, Corsica is took back to Genoa
- 1725 : Pasquale Paoli born
- 1730 : in December,Corsica is Indipendent
- 1732 : Peace of Corti
- 1735 : first costitution of Corsica
- 1736 : Teodoru di Neuhoff became "King of Corsica"
- 1737 : Versailles meeting between France and Genoa
- 1755 : 14 July,Pasquale Paoli became "generale di a Nazione" by the court of Orezza
- 1755 : second constitution of Corsica
- 1765 : University of Corti is open.
- 1768 : 15 May,for the "meeting of Versailles",Genoa,leaves to the France,the Corsica.Corsica attacks the France.
- 1768 : 9 October,soldiers of Pasquale Paoli,won against the french soldiers,during the battle of "U Borgu".
- 1769 : 9 May,Corsica lose her troup in the battle of "POnte Novu",against the french soldiers.
- 1769 :13 June,Pasquale Paoli ,leaves Corsica for the Great Britain.
- 1769 : 15 August,Napoléon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio
- 1789 : France,says that "Corse is part of french kingdom"
- 1790 : Born a "dipartimentu" of Corsica,with Bastia for the capital.
- 1793 : Corsica is separated in two parts,a part of "Liamone"and the part of "Golu"
- 1807 : Pasquale Paoli is died
- 1821 : Napoléon Bonaparte is died in the island of Santa Elena
- 1840 : travel of Prosper Mérimée in Corsica
- 1858 : 4 August,french become the official leanguage of Corsica
[change] Administration
The capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica is Ajaccio (Corsican: Aiacciu). The territorial collectivity is divided in two départements: Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse. These two départements were created on September 15, 1975 by the département of Corse.
[change] Economy
Tourism is the biggest source of Corsican economy. The island has a pleasant climate, beautiful mountains and really beauties coastlines make it a popular destination among the French and other Western Europeans. However, the island has not had the same level of intensive development as other parts of the Mediterranean.Tourism is particularly concentrated in the area around Porto Vecchio and Bonifacio in the south of the island and Calvi in the northwest.
[change] Politics
Corsica is currently governed almost as any other région of France.There are lots of movements on the island the indipendence of Corsica and of Corsicans from France.The French government is against full indipendence.There is support on the island for to have more autonomy, but polls show that a large majority of Corsicans are opposed to full independence.Some groups who claim to support Corsican independence have carried out a violent campaign since the 1970s that includes bombings and a few of accidental assassination, usually against pieds-noirs and other non-Corsicans, or buildings of the French government.Corsican indipendentists,attacked just when they were sure of don't be a danger for victims.However not all groups for the indipendence has "nice treats",Sometimes independence groups are known to practice extortion and other intimidatory tactics, not dissimilar from mafia activity in Sicily and southern Italy. Non-Corsican homeowners may be threatened with the destruction of their home,or they are constrict to pay a "revolutionarian tax",for to help the groups in the attacks.
In 2000, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin agreed to give more autonomy to Corsica but just for stopping the violence.The propose of autonomy for Corsica would have included greater protection for the Corsican language (Corsu), the island's traditional language (which is also considered to be a dialect of Italian).However, the plans for increased autonomy were opposed by the Gaullist opposition in the French National Assembly.In a referendum on July 6,2003, a narrow majority of Corsican voters opposed to the project from the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy that would have suppressed the two départements of the island and granted more autonomy to the territorial collectivity of Corsica.
[change] "U Corsu",dialect of Corsica
In Corsica the official language is french,but lots of people speaks,"u corsu",dialect of Corsica,protected by the UNESCO.Corsu is not different to the dialects (with their accents) of parts of Tuscany or in Sardinia.Corsu has two kind of pronunce,"Supranacciu" common in the north east of island,(Bastia,Corte),and the "Suttanacciu" common in the south of the island,(Ajaccio,Sartene).
For more info. about the dialect see also Corsican.
[change] Sport
In Corsica,football is a very common sport,the island has in the first league of France ('Ligue 1'),2 teams,the AC Ajaccio and the SC Bastia.Another very famous sport in Corsica,is volleyabll,with the GFCO Ajaccio Volley-Ball' team.
[change] Other websites
- PhotoGlobe - Corsica A collection of photos of Corsica together with GPS-based positions
- CNN CNN coverage of rejection of autonomy proposals in 2003
- University of Corsica
- Wikitravel
