The world has a new micro state!
A round-about within Italy turned into a principality. Pier Giuseppe Dellavalle is the owner and leader of the principality, called “Principato Di Dellavalle.”
ANAS, the Italian state highways agency, shorted him on the purchase of his home to build a roundabout. That home was torn down for the construction. What made things worse was the fact that the Italian tax authorities insisted that he still owns the house and made him pay the property taxes. After fighting for 15 years and then winning his law suit against the government, he took his property, the roundabout, back and declared it independent from Italy early this year.
If no agreement is reached and he does not receive all the moneys owed to him or have his home rebuilt, the principality will most likely continue. He is planning a meeting in September to appoint a parliament with ministers and is inviting everybody, including foreigners, to come join him for drinks and celebration.
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