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Caprauna
Caprauna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Caprauna borders the following municipalities: Alto, Aquila di Arroscia, Armo, Borghetto d'Arroscia, Ormea, and Pieve di Teco. References See also * Monte Armetta * Monte della Guardia The Monte della Guardia is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,658 metres is one of the highest summits of the Ligurian Prealps. Geography The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between ... Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Monte Della Guardia
The Monte della Guardia is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,658 metres is one of the highest summits of the Ligurian Prealps. Geography The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Tanaro and Arroscia valleys. It belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ormea and Caprauna, not faraway from Liguria. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = South Western Alps * section = Ligurian Alps * subsection = Prealpi Liguri * supergroup = Catena Settepani-Carmo-Armetta * group = Gruppo Galero-Armetta * subgroup = Costiera Galero-Armetta * code = I/A-1.I-A.3.a Geology The area of Monte della Guardia is characterized by triassic limestone. Towards monte Armetta, on the slopes facing the Tanaro ...
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Aquila Di Arroscia
Aquila d'Arroscia ( lij, Aquila d'Areuscia) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about north of Imperia. Aquila d'Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Alto, Borghetto d'Arroscia, Caprauna, Nasino, Onzo, and Ranzo Ranzo ( lij, Ranso) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about north of Imperia. Ranzo borders the following municipalities: Aquila di Arroscia, Borghetto .... References Cities and towns in Liguria Articles which contain graphical timelines {{Liguria-geo-stub ...
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Armo
Armo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Armo borders the following municipalities: Caprauna, Ormea, Pieve di Teco, and Pornassio Pornassio ( lij, Purnasce) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 642 and an area o .... References See also * Rocca delle Penne Cities and towns in Liguria Articles which contain graphical timelines {{Liguria-geo-stub ...
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Borghetto D'Arroscia
Borghetto d'Arroscia (, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about north of Imperia. Borghetto d'Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Aquila di Arroscia, Caprauna, Casanova Lerrone, Pieve di Teco, Ranzo, and Vessalico. It gets its name from the Arroscia, a large creek flowing down from Ligurian Alps The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley .... References Cities and towns in Liguria {{Liguria-geo-stub ...
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Ormea
Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di Arroscia, Frabosa Soprana, Garessio, Magliano Alpi, Nasino, Pornassio, Roburent, and Roccaforte Mondovì. See also * Monte Armetta * Monte della Guardia The Monte della Guardia is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,658 metres is one of the highest summits of the Ligurian Prealps. Geography The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between ... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Pieve Di Teco
Pieve di Teco ( lij, Céve) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Pieve di Teco borders the following municipalities: Armo, Aurigo, Borghetto d'Arroscia, Borgomaro, Caprauna, Caravonica, Cesio, Pornassio, Rezzo, and Vessalico. Twin towns — sister cities Pieve di Teco is twinned with: * Bagnols-en-Forêt, France, since 1990 People *Mario Magnotta (1942-2009) Born in Pieve, lived in L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Liguria {{Liguria-geo-stub ...
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Monte Armetta
Monte Armetta is a mountain in Piedmont, northern Italy, part of the Alps. At an altitude of 1,739 metres is the highest summit of the Ligurian Prealps. Etymology According to the historian Emanuele Celesia the name ''Armetta'' comes from Hermes, but other scholars think that it's a diminutive of ''arma'', a local term used in Liguria for ''cave''. Geography The mountain stands on the main chain of the Alps between Tanaro and Arroscia valleys. It belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ormea and Caprauna, not faraway from Liguria. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = South Western Alps * section = Ligurian Alps * subsection = Prealpi Liguri * supergroup = Catena Settepani-Carmo-Armetta * group = Gruppo Galero-Armetta * subgroup = Costi ...
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Piedmont
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Province Of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as ''La Provincia Granda'', Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth-largest province in Italy (following the provinces of Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia) and the largest one in Piedmont. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947. Administration Its capital is the city of Cuneo. Of the 250 comuni in the province, the largest by population are: Economy Companies active in the province include: * Michelis in Mondovì * Miroglio in Alba * Ferrero SpA in Alb ...
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National Institute Of Statistics (Italy)
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic and environmental surveys and analyses. Istat is by far the largest producer of statistical information in Italy, and is an active member of the European Statistical System, coordinated by Eurostat. History The Italian National Institute of Statistics (IT ISTAT) was founded in compliance with Law Decree no. 1162 of 9 July 1926 as the Central Institute of Statistics (IT Istituto Centrale di Statistica) in order to replace the General Statistics Division of the Ministry for Agriculture (now known as Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari, forestali e del turismo). The direction of the institution, which was subordinated to the head of state, was given to Corrado Gini. The ISTAT institute, with a staff of about 170 workers, was supp ...
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Comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also have the title of ('city'). Formed ''praeter legem'' according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities, the is provided for by art. 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into ''frazioni'', which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''comune'' is officially called a ''commune'' in French. Overview The provides essential public services: registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a '' Polizia Comunale'' (communal police), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (general regulator plan), a document ...
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ...
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