Brugnato ( lij, Brugnæ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of La Spezia
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in the
Italian
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region
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
, located about southeast of
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 ce ...
and about 15 km northwest of
La Spezia
La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy.
La Spezia is the second largest city ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,205 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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. It borders the following municipalities:
Borghetto di Vara
Borghetto di Vara ( lij, O Borghetto de Væa, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northwest of La Spezia.
Borghetto di Vara borders the ...
,
Rocchetta di Vara
Rocchetta di Vara ( lij, A Rocheta) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about north of La Spezia.
Rocchetta di Vara borders the following municipalitie ...
,
Sesta Godano,
Zignago
Zignago ( lij, Zignego, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about east of Genoa and about north of La Spezia.
Zignago borders the following municipalities: Brugnato, Rocc ...
.
The foundation of Brugnato dates back to the 7th or 8th centuries and is linked to the erection of a
monastery
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which, like other monastic sites in Liguria and northern Italy, was dependent on the abbey of
St. Columbanus
Columbanus ( ga, Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in pr ...
in
Bobbio
Bobbio ( Bobbiese: ; lij, Bêubbi; la, Bobium) is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. There is also an abbey and a dioc ...
. In 1133, Brugnato became the see of a
bishopric
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
and the
cathedral
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was built.
On 25 November 1820, the diocese was amalgamated with that of
Luni and
Sarzana
Sarzana (, ; lij, Sarzann-a) is a town, ''comune'' (municipality) and former short-lived Catholic bishopric in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. It is east of Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diver ...
to form the new diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, which in turn would become the
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, in 1975.
Brugnato has been chosen as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and as such, it has been awarded the prestigious "Orange Flag" (''Bandiera Arancione'') by the
Italian Touring Club
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since 2006.
Demographic evolution
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References
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