Rossiglione ( lij, Rosciggion , locally
/) 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 ...
in the
Italian
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* 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
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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, located about northwest of
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
.
Rossiglione borders the following municipalities:
Belforte Monferrato,
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 ...
,
Molare,
Ovada
Ovada (''Uà'' and ''Guà'' in Ligurian, ''Ovà'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 11,484 inhabitants in the Province of Alessandria in the northern Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of ...
,
Tagliolo Monferrato
Tagliolo Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,499 and an area o ...
,
Tiglieto.
Nature conservation
Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the
Parco naturale regionale del Beigua
The Beigua Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale regionale del Beigua'') is a natural park located in province of Savona and the Metropolitan City of Genoa, both in Liguria (Italy). It's the largest protected area of the region. It g ...
.
Asteroid
Asteroid
9101 Rossiglione, discovered by astronomers at the
Farra d'Isonzo Observatory
Farra d'Isonzo (; sl, Fara ob Soči; fur, Fare; Southeastern Friulian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
History
The name "Farra" is of Lombard origin, and derives from "''Fara''", meaning "a stronghold he ...
in 1996, was named after the Italian village.
The official was published by the
Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 ().
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Liguria
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