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unusual facts about the Marches



Contrada

In the Marches and in the Republic of San Marino contrada indicates a street within an inhabited area (e.g. contrada del Collegio and contrada Omerelli in City of San Marino)


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Henry I, Margrave of Austria

After taking the marches of Lusatia and Sorbian Meissen, and the cities of Budziszyn and Meissen in 1002, Bolesław I Chrobry refused to pay tribute to the Empire from the conquered territories.

Piagiolino Airfield

Piagiolino Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, which was located about 1 km southwest of Monterado (Provincia di Ancona,The Marches); 200 km north of Rome.

Ranulph de Mortimer

A year later, the revolt failed and the marches of Normandy, from Maine to the Evrecin, were in disorder.

Siôn Cent

In later tradition he was connected to the Marches folklore figure John of Kent or Jack of Kent but this figure is likely to be a combination of several people rather than just him.

Umfraville

He was governor of Forfar and was given the right of appointing the wardens of the marches.