Ruhr Area
Crotone Area
Juicy Beats
Aurora festival
It is the biggest electronic festival in North-Rhine-Westphalia. It has been celebrated for 14 years; the “juicy sounds� boom through the Ruhr Area. There are different types of music (electronic sounds, drum & bass, world beat, reggae, indie rock and soul). It is celebrated every year in late July/early August. There are six stages and 14 live DJs. It goes from lunchtime to night and continues in the surrounding clubs.
It takes place every year in May. People from the city and the surrounding area reach the headland of Capocolonna to watch the music event at dawn.
Ruhr Area
Crotone Area
Prisma Dortmund
Tortuga Crotone
There are different theme parties at the Prisma Dortmund, e.g. “Love is in the Air” (the biggest single party), “3-2-1 Party”,”Ladie‘s Choice”. Sometimes there are live acts like Cascada or Mario. There are different entrance fees and a minimum consumption requirement, depending on the time people come to the disco.
Tortuga is a big disco in Crotone. In summer it is an outdoor disco and in winter it is an indoor disco. The entrance fee for boys is € 10 and the entrance fee for girls is € 5. It is allowed to visit the disco at the age of 16. And you are allowed to consume alcohol. They are playing only house music in that disco. Sometimes there are very important people.
Teenagers of the “Ruhr Area“ are very open-minded and like to have fun like other teenagers around the world. Furthermore, they spend their free time in front of a PC (chat, facebook etc…) and doing a bit of sport. There are some teenagers who do a part-time job. At the weekend they go shopping, go to bars and like to have barbecue. Family, friends and good food play a big role in the teenager’s life. Teenagers in North-Rhine-Westphalia have dreams, their own needs and wishes which do not often comply with their Parent’s ideas. As anywhere else, teenagers here spend a lot of time “hanging out” with friends. This, of course, leads to problems in school or at home. They often feel misunderstood and they get the impression that the society does not care about them. This may, at times, lead to juvenile delinquency or drug abuse which are also problems in our region.
For the teenager in Crotone the family is an important institution there. The young people live with their parents until they get married. Moreover, there is a higher level of education than in the past. In Crotone there is a low standard of living. The old traditions and customs are kept. A lot of teenagers like break-dance. Most of the teenagers like to swim and drink. The boys like to play music. Some teenagers like motocross. The girls like to go shopping and the boys like football. They meet each other at the municipal place of the city, and they also like walking all night long on the long beach. Girls who are not in school, are attending courses for beauticians.
Fries and curry sausage
Sardella
Cabbage rolls
Soppressata
Heaven and Earth
Fried eggs after Henriette Davidis
Covatelli
Pitta
Pasta
Curry sausage The curried sausage is a fried sausage
The pasta is a dish not only typical of
which is usually cut and served with a
Calabria, but also of Italy in general. It
sauce based on ketchup or tomato puree
is a dish made from semolina or flour
and curry powder. The usual
of different origin, and is usually
side dishes are bread rolls or French
served with different types of sauce
Fries. Curry sausage is made from a fried
or gravy.
sausage of the Ruhr Area district and its
There are several types of pasta, e.g.
meat is not salted and smoked.
the dry and the egg. This is
The sausage is cut with a machine with
made with water and dried durum
several blades.
Wheat and the egg is produced with semolina and whole eggs instead of chicken.
Crotone Italy is one of the best places to watch and to participate in a Carnival vacation. The celebration starts in February and ends before Easter.
It lasts one month with night and day celebrations, floats, parades, masked dances and other shows. There is also special food and wine.
Ruhr Area In Germany Carnival starts to be celebrated in November and ends in February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, masks and public street party. The citizens are dressed up and are walking around the city to celebrate the festive season.
Crotone
Dortmund
Their soccer club is called “Football Club Crotone”. Games are taking place every week and people like watching them. The stadium is called “Stadio Ezio Scida” and has a capacity of 9,631 seats. Currently, they are playing in Serie B. The team colours are dark blue and red.
The soccer club is called “BVB 09”. Dortmund is one of the most successful clubs in German football history. They are current Bundesliga champions.
Games are taking place almost every weekend. Since 1974, Dortmund has played their home games at Signal Iduna Park. The stadium holds up to 80,000 people.
Crotone
Ruhr Area
At the beginning of the 20th century only small families ran businesses involved in producing handmade goods or processing agricultural products. Mills and pasta factories were the most important as they manufactured large amounts of grain grown in the area. They were also specialized in the production of fertilizers. Then, Calabria changed from an agricultural to an industrial area. The infrastructure was improved, e.g. by a railway line and a harbour. From 1950-1970 the factories increased their production and a couple of years later the area showed a significant economic growth. Crotone became an important industrial centre.
The Ruhr Area was an industrial area known for its coal mines. During the time of the Romans, coal was already extracted in the area around Aachen. It is assumed that it happened at the same time in the Ruhr Area. By 1850, there were almost 300 coal mines in operation in the main cities Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund. They were producing iron and steel. In this period the name “Ruhrgebiet� (Ruhr Area) became famous. Later in the 17th and 18th century the steam engine was invented and improved so they had large pits with engine power instead of small coal mines. In 1925 coal mines started to be closed due to a shortage of coal and in 2008 there were only 4 mines in operation.
Crotone: The area is known for its wine which is produced in Cirò. Over 90% of the region‘s production is red wine and only a limited quantity of white wine. For economic reasons many modern vineyards have abandoned the traditional process and turned instead to the vine training system.
Dortmund: In 1266 beer was mentioned for the first time. The so-called “Grutbier“ was produced, a mixture of spices. In 1332 the beer monopoly of Louis IV guaranteed income and wealth. A century later the spice mixture was replaced by hop. During thirty years of war, people changed their drinking habits and therefore the brewing in Dortmund demised. In the middle of the 19th century the breweries became successful again. The well-known ones are the DAB (Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei) and the Hövels Hausbrauerei.