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Monte Carlo (French: Monte-Carlo, Occitan: Montcarles, Monégasque: Monte-Carlu) is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco.
Monte Carlo is widely known for its casino and its prominence. The permanent population is about 15,000 in Quarter. Monte Carlo quarter includes not only Monte Carlo proper where the Le Grand Casino is located, it also includes the neighbourhoods of Saint-Michel, Saint-Roman/Tenao, and the beach community of Larvotto. It is also one of Monaco's 10 wards, with a population of 3,500. It borders the French town of Beausoleil (sometimes referred to as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur).
The "Monte Carlo" name is of Italian origin, meaning "Mount Charles" named after the Prince Charles III of Monaco during the time of his reign.
Founded in 1866, Monte Carlo has a name of Italian origin meaning "Mount Charles", in honor of the then-reigning prince, Charles III of Monaco. The specific mountain is the escarpment at the foot of the Maritime Alps on which the town stands.
The history of the area and the ruling Grimaldi family, however, dates back centuries. The port of Monaco is first mentioned in historical records as early as 43 BC, when Julius Caesar concentrated his fleet there while waiting in vain for Pompey. In the 12th century, the area fell under the sovereignty of Genoa, which was granted the entire coastline from Porto Venere to Monaco. After much conflict, the Grimaldis regained the rock in 1295, but suffered a significant amount of opposition in the ensuing years. In 1506 the Monegasques, under Lucien, Lord of Monaco, were under siege for some four months by the Genoan army, which had ten times the number of men. Monaco officially received full autonomy in 1524, but experienced difficulty retaining power, and on occasions briefly fell under the domination of Spain, Sardinia, and France.
40 years ago from the famous Palace Radio Monte Carlo (RMC), after midnight each weekend, evangelical programs from Trans World Radio were followed by inspiration of another kind. Europe's hippest music station - Radio Geronimo. Beamed over Europe on RMC's powerful medium wave transmitter, the programs were recorded at a studio in Harley Street London, and financed by Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller and record industry operator Tony Secunda (The Move, Marc Bolan). Radio Geronimo beamed a far-out mix of cosmic music and anarchic presentation through the Spring and Summer of 1970. Support for anti-Vietnam war protesters and ads for the biggest cigarette papers in the world were broadcast in between music ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Albert Ayer to Buxtehude. Somehow the ad agencies didn't catch on and when funds ran out, Radio Monte Carlo's management woke up and the brief dream ended. We remember this tumultuous summer of 1970 through the hazy memories of these intrepid broadcast pioneers.
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Monte Carlo
Paradies
wie bist du schön.
Welche Wonne
wenn die Sonne
und der Sommer nie vergeh'n.
Wo die Liebe lacht und feiert
nur das Glück alleine zählt
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
dahin fährt die ganze Welt
dahin fährt die ganze Welt.
Wenn Mimosen und Jasmin
im Sonnenschein erblüh'n
und die Rosen wie Rubin
aus allen Gärten blüh'n
zähl' auch ich ganz insgeheim
die Groschen und pack ein
dann verschließ' ich meine Tür
und fahr an die Cote D'azur.
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
. . .
Ich brauch' Sommer und das Meer
vom Glück den kleinen Hauch
weiße Boote lieb' ich sehr
schöne Mädchen auch.
Meine Träume
die ich hab'
geh'n vielleicht sehr schnell vorbei
doch was soll's
die nächste Nacht
liebes Mädchen bin ich frei.
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Monte Carlo
. . .