Comune in Liguria, Italy
Castiglione Chiavarese
O Castiggion
Comune di Castiglione Chiavarese
Coat of arms
Location of Castiglione Chiavarese
Location of Castiglione Chiavarese in Italy
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Show map of Liguria Coordinates: 44°17′N 9°31′E / 44.283°N 9.517°E / 44.283; 9.517 Country Italy Region Liguria Metropolitan city Genoa (GE)Frazioni Campegli, Casali, Conio,Fiume, Casa del Monte, Masso, Mereta, Missano, San Pietro Frascati, Velva, Velva Santuario • Mayor Fausto Figone • Total 30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi) Elevation
271 m (889 ft) • Total 1,591 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi) Demonym Castiglionesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST )Postal code 16030
Dialing code 0185 Website Official website
Castiglione Chiavarese (Ligurian : O Castiggion [u kastiˈdʒuŋ] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Genoa .
Castiglione Chiavarese borders the following municipalities: Carro , Casarza Ligure , Deiva Marina , Maissana , Moneglia .
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 Trajan 's 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.
Main sights
Church of Sant'Antonino martire (1143)
Conio Abbey (1664)
Roman bridges and roads
Transport
Castiglione Chiavarese is located across the SS523 State Road connecting it to Sestri Levante , which also houses the nearest railway station.
References
Sources
Figone, Fausto (1995). La Podesteria di Castiglione. Lineamenti storici . Chiavari. {{cite book }}
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