Masone ( or ) is a ''
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 ...
'' (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 c ...
in the
Italian region
The regions of Italy ( it, regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. U ...
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 northwest 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 ...
.
Masone 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 ...
,
Campo Ligure
Campo Ligure (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
Campo Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Masone, Rossiglione, Tiglieto.
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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 ce ...
,
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 ...
,
Tiglieto
Tiglieto ( lij, Tijê, Orbasco dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
Tiglieto borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Mason ...
.
See also
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Bric del Dente
Bric del Dente is a 1107 metres high mountain of the Apennines located in the Italian region of Liguria.
Etymology
''Bric'' in Ligurian means ''hill'' or ''mountain'', while ''dente'' in Italian means ''tooth''.
Geography
The mount ...
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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 ...
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Cascata del Serpente
References
Cities and towns in Liguria
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