Pra' (elision of the original Latin name ''Prata Veituriorum'') is a district of the west 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 ...

, located between

Pegli Pegli is a neighbourhood in the west of Genoa, Italy. With a mild climate and a sea promenade, Pegli is mainly a residential area with four public parks and several villas and mansions. It is also known as a tourist resort with some hotels, campi ...

and

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with which it forms the western (''Ponente'') district of Genoa, ''Municipio VII''. The inhabitants of Pra' are called ''pràesi'': however, those who have originated in the locality for generations prefer to be called ''praíno'' (in Genoese dialect: ''praín''). Pra' was an autonomous municipality from 1797 to 1926, and was divided into five hamlets called ''casali'': Torre, Pra' (later Borgo Foce), Sapello, Palmaro and Palmaro Carbone. With the creation of Greater Genoa by the incorporation of nineteen municipalities during the

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, from 1926 Pra' was added to the municipality of Genoa.

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