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Corsica ( Frans: Corse) is een eiland in de Middellandse Zee. Het was tot 13 mei 1991 een van de regio's van Frankrijk. Vanaf 14 mei 1991 vormt het eiland de Collectivité territoriale de Corse en heeft het een speciale status binnen de Franse Republiek, waardoor het meer autonomie heeft dan de regio's op het vasteland.
Al voor 6000 v.Chr. waren er mensen op Corsica, zo toont een gevonden skelet aan dat nu in het museé départemental de l'Alta Rocca van Levie ligt. Zij wordt la dame de Bonifacio genoemd. Rond 3300 v.Chr. nam de bevolking toe en deze legde zich toe op landbouw. Er werden ook al eenvoudige menhirs opgericht. [1]
Corsica has nature reserves covering about 3,500 km 2 (1,400 sq mi) of the total surface area of 8,680 km 2 (3,350 sq mi), primarily located in its interior is Parc naturel régional de Corse. Corsica contains the GR20, one of Europe's most notable hiking trails.
Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus ). It is west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia . Corsica is one of the administrative regions of France . Corsica is famous for its tourist attractions, and as the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte .
The history of Corsica goes back to antiquity, and was known to Herodotus, who described Phoenician habitation in the 6th century BCE. Etruscans and Carthaginians expelled the Phoenicians, and remained until the Romans arrived during the Punic Wars in 237 BCE. Vandals occupied it in 430 CE, followed by the Byzantine Empire a century later.
Corsican ( Corsu or Lingua Corsa) is a Romance language spoken on the island of Corsica ( France ), together with French, which is the official language. Similar languages are also spoken on the nearby island of Sardinia ( Italy ), in the city of Sassari and the historical region of Gallura. Corsican is similar to the dialects of Central Italy ...
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May 15, 2024 · Corse - Corsica. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Ocean that is a specific territorial collectivity, composed of two departments of France. Corsica means "island of beauty." Corsica.
