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Bosio II Sforza
Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Casaleggio Boiro, Ceranesi, Gavi, Genoa, Lerma, Masone, Mele, Mornese, Parodi Ligure, Rossiglione, Tagliolo Monferrato, and Voltaggio. Geography The nearest point to the Ligurian Sea in Piedmont lies in the communal territory of Bosio, on Monte Biscia Mora, where the sea is just 8 km away; however, there is not a road directly connecting these locations. See also * Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo The Capanne di Marcarolo Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo'') is a natural park in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont, Italy). It gets the name from a small village in the protected area, ''Capanne di ... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Alessandria-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont
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Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea ( it, Mar Ligure; french: Mer Ligurienne; lij, Mâ Ligure) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient Ligures people. Geography The sea borders Italy as far as its border with France, and the French island of Corsica. In the east, the sea borders the Tyrrhenian Sea, while in the west it borders the Mediterranean Sea proper. Genoa is the most prominent city in the area. The northwest coast is noted for its scenic beauty and favourable climate. The Gulf of Genoa is its northernmost part. The sea receives the Arno River from the east and many other rivers that originate in the Apennines. The ports of Genoa, La Spezia, and Livorno are on its rocky coast. It reaches a maximum depth of more than northwest of Corsica. According to a 1983 study, since 1977 a series of experimental analyses on sea-level variations at Genoa and Imperia highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voltaggio (AL)
Voltaggio (Ottaggio in Ligurian) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Located there is a Roman bridge The ancient Romans were the first civilization to build large, permanent bridges. Early Roman bridges used techniques introduced by Etruscan immigrants, but the Romans improved those skills, developing and enhancing methods such as arches and ... on the Lemme stream. See also * Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo References {{Alessandria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagliolo Monferrato
Tagliolo Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,499 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Tagliolo Monferrato contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cherli, Grossi, Varo, Pessino, Caraffa, Gambina and Mongiardino. Tagliolo Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Belforte Monferrato, Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma, Ovada, Rossiglione, and Silvano d'Orba. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossiglione, Italy
Rossiglione ( lij, Rosciggion , locally /) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa. Rossiglione borders the following municipalities: Belforte Monferrato, Bosio, Campo Ligure, Molare, Ovada, Tagliolo Monferrato, Tiglieto. Nature conservation Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua. Asteroid Asteroid 9101 Rossiglione, discovered by astronomers at the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory Farra d'Isonzo (; sl, Fara ob Soči; fur, Fare; Southeastern Friulian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. History The name "Farra" is of Lombard origin, and derives from "''Fara''", meaning "a stronghold he ... in 1996, was named after the Italian village. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 (). References External links Official website Cities and towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parodi Ligure
Parodi Ligure is a ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, part of Piedmont, in northwest Italy. History Evidence of the existence of the Parodi Ligure region goes back as early as 937 when it was identified as "Palode." It was later assigned to the Castiglione monastery. The town was fortified around 1128 (Castrum Palodii). It was sold to the Republic of Genoa after the Genoese liberated the Marquis of Parodi, Alberto 'Zueta', who had been held hostage by the Lord of Castelletto. From this time on, it was under the control of Genoa, although Alberto's son, William, nicknamed 'the Saracen', unsuccessfully attempted to regain it with the support of his maternal uncle, William V of Montferrat William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. ''Guilhem'', it. ''Guglielmo'') ( 1115 – 1191) also known regnally as William III of Montferrat while also referred to as William the Old or William the Elder, in order to distinguish him from his eldest s .... In 1945, some damage was caused to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mornese
Mornese ( lij, Morneize) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Mornese borders the following municipalities: Bosio Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Ca ..., Casaleggio Boiro, Montaldeo, and Parodi Ligure. See also * Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Alessandria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mele
Mele () is a ''Comune'' (Municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genoa. Mele borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Masone Masone ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa. Masone borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Campo Ligure, Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Liguria {{Liguria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masone
Masone ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa. Masone borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Campo Ligure, Genoa, Mele, Tiglieto. See also * Bric del Dente * Stura di Ovada The Stura di Ovada is a stream of Liguria and Piedmont (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Orba. Geography The stream rises from monte Orditano ( Ceranesi municipality), in the Ligurian Apennine, with the name ''Sturetta'' (''little ... * Cascata del Serpente References Cities and towns in Liguria {{Liguria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerma, Piedmont
Lerma is a ''comune'' (municipality) with 849 inhabitants, situated in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Alessandria. Lerma borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Castelletto d'Orba, Montaldeo, Silvano d'Orba, and Tagliolo Monferrato. History property of the marquises of Morbello, it passed to Genoa in 1233 ad as a fief to the Malaspina family. Feud of the Cassano Doria, under the lordship of the Montferrat pass briefly to Genoa, and then definitively to the House of Spinola The House of Spinola, or Spinola family, was a leading Italian political family centered in the Republic of Genoa. Their influence was at its greatest extent in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Important members Guido Spinola was one o .... In 1691, on the death of Luca Spinola, the fiefdom passed to his daughter Maria Vittoria, wife of the Marquises Francesco Grillo. In 1708 Lerma became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavi (commune)
Gavi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Gavi borders the following municipalities: Arquata Scrivia, Bosio, Carrosio, Francavilla Bisio, Isola del Cantone, Novi Ligure, Parodi Ligure, San Cristoforo, Serravalle Scrivia, Tassarolo, and Voltaggio. History The area of Gavi was already settled in Neolithic times; later it perhaps housed a Roman military outpost defending the Via Postumia. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was captured by the Magyars and later by the Saracens. According to the legend, the current name would derive from that of a princess of the latter, Gavia or Gavina, who had established herself in a castle here. Later in the Middle Ages the town was under the Marquisses of Gavi, allied with Frederick Barbarossa, who took refuge here after the Battle of Legnano. In 1202 Gavi was sold to the Republic of Genoa. After a parenthes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
