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水力を利用して水車を回すという発想は、人類の探究心の古代からの発明であり、その起源は遠い昔に遡ります。このような構造のおかげで、自然または人工的に作られた水路を利用して、穀物を粉にしたり、果物から油を絞ったりするために、人間や動物の筋肉の力を自然の力で簡単に置き換えることができました。 水車には、主に2つの駆動方式があります。 * 流れる水が下から水車の羽根に当たることで回転させる方式、または * 水路（通常は「水車用水路」と呼ばれる）が水車の上部に設けられ、そこから水が羽根に落ちる方式です。この構造では、自然の重力により効率が高まります。

The patron saint of this church, dedicated to Saint Lawrence: He is one of the early Roman martyrs from a time when Christianity was still strictly forbidden. He was archdeacon to Pope Sixtus II and, after the latter's execution, was ordered by the pagan Emperor Valerian to hand over the Church's treasure. Lawrence asked for three days to do so, distributed the Church's wealth among the poor inhabitants of Rome, and after the agreed time, returned with the poor to the emperor to present them as the Church's treasure. He was then martyred; legend says he was roasted alive on a gridiron—an attribute seen in many depictions of Saint Lawrence—over coals. He is said to have been cheerful during this ordeal and asked his executioner if he would turn him over. Saint Lawrence's feast day in the liturgical calendar is August 10, the traditional date of his execution in the year 258 AD.

Very lovely

In the middle of a small green area within the village, a cross rises atop a tall stone shaft. However, as hikers notice upon approach, this is by no means a small sacred monument in the sense of the wayside crosses common in some regions. Rather, this monument, like those found in many villages, is dedicated to the memory of the victims of war and tyranny.

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Path good underfoot

Plenty of time to look around

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