Framura ( lij, Framua ) 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
Province of La Spezia
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
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 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 739 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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 ...
.
The municipality of Framura contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Anzo, Ravecca, Setta, Costa, and Castagnola.
Framura borders the following municipalities:
Bonassola
Bonassola ( lij, Bonasseua ) 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 945 and an ...
,
Carrodano
Carrodano ( lij, Carreu, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italy, Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o ...
,
Deiva Marina
Deiva Marina is a small Italian ''comune'' in the province of La Spezia (region of Liguria), located about east of the city of Genoa on the Riviera di Levante.
It is a quiet touristic resort, with clean seawater and a seashore surrounded by g ...
,
Levanto.
History
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, American 15-men missions called
Operations Ginny I and II
Operations Ginny I and II were two ill-fated sabotage missions conducted by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in 1944 during the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian campaign of World War II. Their aim was to blow up railway tunnels t ...
tried to land and blow up a railway tunnel between Framura and
Bonassola
Bonassola ( lij, Bonasseua ) 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 945 and an ...
. Both missions failed but the second mission's soldiers were executed and buried in a mass grave by the German Army.
OSS Operation Ginny met with a tragic end during the Italian Campaign
, WWII History Magazine, Sept 2005, Don Smart, accessed 2 August 2013
Demographic evolution
Colors=
id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)
id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)
ImageSize = width:455 height:303
PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30
DateFormat = x.y
Period = from:0 till:2000
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
AlignBars = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0
BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo
BarData=
bar:1861 text:1861
bar:1871 text:1871
bar:1881 text:1881
bar:1901 text:1901
bar:1911 text:1911
bar:1921 text:1921
bar:1931 text:1931
bar:1936 text:1936
bar:1951 text:1951
bar:1961 text:1961
bar:1971 text:1971
bar:1981 text:1981
bar:1991 text:1991
bar:2001 text:2001
PlotData=
color:barra width:20 align:left
bar:1861 from: 0 till:1119
bar:1871 from: 0 till:1236
bar:1881 from: 0 till:1230
bar:1901 from: 0 till:1193
bar:1911 from: 0 till:1236
bar:1921 from: 0 till:1383
bar:1931 from: 0 till:1356
bar:1936 from: 0 till:1282
bar:1951 from: 0 till:1216
bar:1961 from: 0 till:1042
bar:1971 from: 0 till:972
bar:1981 from: 0 till:913
bar:1991 from: 0 till:839
bar:2001 from: 0 till:744
PlotData=
bar:1861 at:1119 fontsize:XS text: 1119 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1871 at:1236 fontsize:XS text: 1236 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1881 at:1230 fontsize:XS text: 1230 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1901 at:1193 fontsize:XS text: 1193 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1911 at:1236 fontsize:XS text: 1236 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1921 at:1383 fontsize:XS text: 1383 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1931 at:1356 fontsize:XS text: 1356 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1936 at:1282 fontsize:XS text: 1282 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1951 at:1216 fontsize:XS text: 1216 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1961 at:1042 fontsize:XS text: 1042 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1971 at:972 fontsize:XS text: 972 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1981 at:913 fontsize:XS text: 913 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1991 at:839 fontsize:XS text: 839 shift:(-8,5)
bar:2001 at:744 fontsize:XS text: 744 shift:(-8,5)
TextData=
fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:Data from ISTAT
References
Cities and towns in Liguria
{{Liguria-geo-stub