UrbisagliaMemoria

UrbisagliaMemoria

Campo di internamento di Urbisaglia (1940-1943)

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The internment camp of Urbisaglia (Italy), set up at Villa Giustiniani Bandini at the Abbey of Fiastra, came into operation on 16 June 1940.

The Ministry of the Interior sent to Urbisaglia internees for police reasons (anti-fascists and Italian civilians considered dangerous), for war reasons (Slovenians, Dalmatians and Croats suspected of supporting the partisan war) and for racial reasons (German, Polish, former Czechoslovak and former Austrian Jews). In the time it remained operational, the camp of Urbisaglia counted the passage of about 400 people.

The Association Casa della Memoria di Urbisaglia, founded in2022, has the aim of promoting research on the Urbisaglia Camp, and of collecting and providing information about the people who were imprisoned there from 1940 to 1943. It also aims to affirm the values of peace, of democracy and solidarity, and pay tribute to the victims of fascist repression and to all those who opposed the barbarity of war and racism.

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“Oltre il giardino”: Sharecroppers and Fascism at the Center of the First Meeting

“Oltre il giardino”: Sharecroppers and Fascism at the Center of the First Meeting

On Friday, July 10, shaded by the centuries-old trees of the Garden of Palazzo Giustiniani Bandini at the Abbadia di Fiastra, the first meeting of the review โ€œOltre il Giardino. Percorsi di storia, resistenza e memoriaโ€ (Beyond the Garden: Paths of History, Resistance, and Memory) took place. At the heart of the meeting, which drew an audience of more than 50 attentive participants, was the theme of sharecropping (mezzadria) and, in particular, its role during the twenty years of the Fascist regime. Leggi tutto "“Oltre il giardino”: Sharecroppers and Fascism at the Center of the First Meeting"
The University of Camerino’s science communication festival 2026

The University of Camerino’s science communication festival 2026

The University of Camerino's science communication festival, "Scienza in Festa," was held on June 13 and 14, 2026, at the Fiastra Abbey. The 2026 edition's program was particularly rich, with over 30 events: Casa della Memoria di Urbisaglia was also present. Leggi tutto "The University of Camerino’s science communication festival 2026"
Nicola Tiuppa: A Ukrainian violinist fleeing the war

Nicola Tiuppa: A Ukrainian violinist fleeing the war

On September 3, 1943, the director of the Urbisaglia camp informed the Macerata Police Headquarters of the arrival of a young Ukrainian refugee: Nicola ๐๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐š ๐“๐ข๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š, a Ukrainian refugee, who had arrived in Italy following the retreating Italian troops of the ARMIR. The documents state that Nicola was born in Zarizin (Saparosic). Leggi tutto "Nicola Tiuppa: A Ukrainian violinist fleeing the war"