Beverino ( lij, Bevein
) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the
province of La Spezia
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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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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, located about southeast of
Genoa
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and about north of
La Spezia. It is part of the
Vara
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Geography
*Vara (river), in Liguria, Italy
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river and of the Regional natural Park of
Montemarcello
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Magra
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The Magra is a long river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Filattiera, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany); Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ame ...
.
Beverino 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 ...
,
Calice al Cornoviglio
Calice al Cornoviglio 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.
Calice al Cornoviglio borders the following municipalities: Beverin ...
,
Follo,
Pignone
Pignone ( lij, Pignon; 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 654 an ...
,
Riccò del Golfo di Spezia,
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 ...
,
Vernazza
Vernazza ( lij, Vernassa, locally ; la, Vulnetia) is a town and located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region. Vernazza is the fourth town heading north, h ...
.
History
Beverino was a possession of the
Este family, who entrusted it as fief to the lord of the nearby
Vezzano Ligure
Vezzano Ligure ( lij, Vessan, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia.
Vezzano Ligure borders the following munici ...
. In the 11th-13th century it was bitterly contended between the
Malaspina family
The House of Malaspina was a noble Italian family of Longobard origin that descended from Boniface I, through the Obertenghi line, that ruled Lunigiana from the 13th to the 14th centuries, and the marquisate of Massa and lordship of Carrara (whi ...
and the bishops of
Luni.
In 1247 it became a free commune and entered the
Republic of Genoa
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in 1274, however maintaining its legislative autonomy.
The ''frazione'' of Corvara was a dominion of the lords of
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and
Ponzone
Ponzone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,217 and an area of .All de ...
, who, in 1211, ceded its fief to Genoa. Padivarma, a former possession of the
bishopric of Luni, became part of the Genoese Republic in 1274 together with Beverino.
Main sights
*Parish church of ''Santa Croce''.
*Church of ''San Michele Arcangelo'' (14th century), in the ''frazione'' of Corvara.
*''Villa Costa'', a national monument.
Demographic evolution
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Transport
Beverino is crossed by through the Provincial Road 18. The nearest railway station is that of
La Spezia on the Genoa-Rome mainline.
References
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