Castiglione Chiavarese
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| Comune di Castiglione Chiavarese | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Genoa (GE) |
| Mayor | Fausto Figone |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Area | 30.1 km² (12 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 1,580 |
| - Density | 52/km² (135/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Castiglionesi |
| Dialing code | 0185 |
| Postal code | 16030 |
| Frazioni | Campegli, Casali, Conio,Fiume, Casa del Monte, Masso, Mereta, Missano, San Pietro Frascati, Velva, Velva Santuario |
| Website: www.comune.castiglione-chiavarese.ge.it | |
Castiglione Chiavarese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km southeast of Genoa.
Castiglione Chiavarese borders the following municipalities: Carro, Casarza Ligure, Deiva Marina, Maissana, Moneglia.
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[edit] History
In ancient times the area of Castiglione probably marked the border between the Ligurian and the Etruscan cultures. the modern frazione of Velva was a Roman municipium during Trajans reign.
The Val Petronio was colonized by Benedictine monks after the fall of the Western Roman Empire; later it became a possession of the Fieschi family who, in 1276, sold Castiglione to the Republic of Genoa. In 1747 the latter built here a series of fortifications against the Austrians. In 1815, after a short Napoleonic rule, it was acquired by the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, becoming part of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
[edit] Main sights
- Church of Sant'Antonino martire (1143)
- Conio Abbey (1664)
- Roman bridges and roads
[edit] Transportation
Castiglione Chiavarese is located across the SS523 State Road connecting it to Sestri Levante, which also houses the nearest railway station.
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] Sources
- Figone, Fausto (1995). La Podesteria di Castiglione. Lineamenti storici.
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