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Speaking at a press conference, the Mayor of Persembe Selami Carkci stated that they were in Italy recently to receive their "Cittaslow City" certificate.
"We received our certificate in a ceremony held in Italy on October 21. We are very happy as Persembe became the world's 161st Cittaslow City," Carkci stressed.
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Cittaslow is a movement founded in Italy in October 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the Slow movement.
Cittaslow has expanded broadly beyond Italy. By 2006, national Cittaslow networks existed in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom. By mid-2009, 14 countries had at least one officially accredited Cittaslow community. In July 2009, the small seaside village of Cowichan Bay in Canada became the North American continent's first Cittaslow town.
