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Calcata
Calcata (locally ) is a comune and town in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located north of Rome by car, overlooking the valley of river.
Paradiso
Dutch music venue and cultural centre located in Amsterdam
Rote Fabrik
cultural center in former factory building in Zürich
Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus
thumb|250px|The Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus in September 2005. The large banner on the first floor reads, "kein tag ohne autonomes zentrum" ("Not a single day without an [[autonomous social centre").]] thumb|Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus
Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia
art museum in Tallinn, Estonia
Ruigoord
Ruigoord () is a village in the Houtrak polder in North Holland, Netherlands, situated within the municipality of Amsterdam. Until the 1880s, it was an island in the IJ bay, which was turned into a polder. In the 1960s, the municipality planned to extend the Port of Amsterdam. From 1972 onwards squatters occupied buildings and started a free zone. After resisting eviction in 1997, the area was legalized in 2000. The village is nowadays partially closed in by the port, and lies about 8 km (5 miles) east of Haarlem.
Kulturzentrum Bremgarten
Self-managed social and cultural centre in the town of Bremgarten, Aargau, Switzerland
Köpi
Køpi (also known as Köpi or Koepi) is a housing project (German: Hausprojekt) located at 137 Köpenicker Straße in Mitte, Berlin. It was squatted in 1990 and legalised in 1991 as an autonomous housing project and self-managed social centre. The yard was used as a wagenplatz for people living in vehicles. It is a left-wing project, connected to punks, anarchists and Autonomen. The building has become a symbol for the radical left in Berlin in the same manner as Rozbrat in Poznań or Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen. It has survived several eviction attempts both through political pressure and because t
ABC No Rio
formerly squatted cultural centre in New York City
NDSM
thumb|300x300px|Pontkade III in NDSM NDSM is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located on the former terrain of the Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) shipbuilding company. It is located in the Amsterdam-Noord borough along the IJ river and can be reached by ferry from Amsterdam Centraal station. After the shipyard closed, the various buildings were occupied by squatters before being gentrified in the 2000s, becoming offices for groups such as Greenpeace, Pernod Ricard, Red Bull, Paramount and HEMA HQ. The East part of the former wharf houses a large number of art gall
Hafenstraße
Hafenstraße is a street in St. Pauli, a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, known for its legalized squats. The squats were occupied in 1981 and became a figurehead for autonomist and anti-imperialist politics. After a prolonged battle with the city council which involved demonstrations of over 10,000 people, the buildings were legalized in the 1990s. Today they are owned by a self-organised cooperative.
Utoro, Uji
is a district in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The district has historically been populated by Zainichi Koreans (Koreans who arrived during the Japanese colonial period and their descendants) ever since they were compelled to work in difficult conditions in the area in 1943.
Frestonia
thumb|300px|right|The People's Hall, Freston Road. This is the only significant building from the Frestonian squatting period still standing on Freston Road itself, and was home to a group of French punks. Eventually, when they moved on, the location was popular with creative outsiders drawn to the community. The building hosted the recording of much of The Clash's album [[Combat Rock]]
Les Frigos
building in Paris, France