Avegno ( lij, Aegno) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Genoa
The Metropolitan City of Genoa ( it, Città Metropolitana di Genova) is one of the fourteen Metropolitan cities of Italy, located in the region of Liguria. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It replaced the Province of Genoa.
History
It was first ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, located about east of
Genoa
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.
Avegno borders the following municipalities:
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiav ...
,
Recco
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,
Sori,
Tribogna
Tribogna ( lij, Tribeugna) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about east of Genoa.
Tribogna borders the following municipalities: Avegno, Cicagna, Mocònesi, Neirone, Rapall ...
, and
Uscio
Uscio ( lij, Aosci) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about east of Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the ...
.
Twin towns — sister cities
Avegno is
twinned with:
*
Avegno Gordevio, Switzerland
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Liguria
Articles which contain graphical timelines
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