Orco Feglino ( lij, Orco Fëin) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Savona
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in the
Italian
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region
Liguria
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, located about southwest of
Genoa
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and about southwest of
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
in the upper valley of the Aquila stream. It consists of the two villages of Orco and Feglino.
Orco Feglino borders the following municipalities:
Calice Ligure
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Calice Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bormid ...
,
Finale Ligure
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Geography
Known for its white sand beaches and its views, Final ...
,
Mallare
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Mallare borders the following municipalities: Alta ...
,
Quiliano
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and
Vezzi Portio
Vezzi Portio ( lij, Vessi Portio) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona.
Vezzi Portio borders the following municipalities: Finale ...
.
History
The two burghs were part of the
Marca Aleramica
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O ...
in the 10th, and in 1091 they became possession of
Boniface del Vasto
Boniface del Vasto (''c.'' 1055 – ''c.'' 1125) was the margrave of Savona and Western Liguria from 1084 to ''c.''1130. He was the son and successor of Otto and of Bertha, daughter of Ulric Manfred II of Turin. Boniface was a member of the Alera ...
and, from 1142, of the Del Carretto family, who built a castle in Orco.
In the 16th century it was acquired by
Spain
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, i ...
, to which it belonged until 1713, when it passed under the
Republic of Genoa
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. Later it was part of the
Kingdoms of Sardinia and
Italy
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.
Main sights
*Remains of the castle of Orco
*Church of ''San Lorenzino'' (12th–14th centuries), with frescoes from the 15th and 16th centuries. The bell tower, with two orders of
mullioned window
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s, is from the 14th century.
*Baroque church of ''San Lorenzo'', in the ''frazione'' of Feglino.
Population trend
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Twin towns — sister cities
Orco Feglino is
twinned with:
*
Le Crestet, France
References
Cities and towns in Liguria
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