Pietra Ligure (Ligurian: A Prïa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Savona. It is mainly a touristic city.
Pietra Ligure | |
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| Comune di Pietra Ligure | |
 Pietra Ligure | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pietra Ligure  | |
  Pietra Ligure Location of Pietra Ligure in Italy  Pietra Ligure Pietra Ligure (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′N 8°18′E / 44.150°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Savona (SV) |
| Frazioni | Ranzi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi De Vincenzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,277 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pietresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17027 |
| Dialing code | 019 |
| Website | Official website |
Pietra Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borgio Verezzi, Giustenice, Loano, and Tovo San Giacomo.
Twin towns — sister cities
editPietra Ligure is twinned with:
Offenburg, Germany, since 2007
History
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Pietra Ligure is named after its castle, Castrum et Oppidum Petrae, il "castello di pietra" (stone castle), built between the 7th and 8th century.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
External links
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