Bogliasco
Boggiasco
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| Comune di Bogliasco | |
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Location of Bogliasco  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°23′N 9°4′E / 44.383°N 9.067°E / 44.383; 9.067 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Poggio, San Bernardo, Sessarego |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Pastorino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population
(30 April 2017)[2]
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| • Total | 4,475 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bogliaschini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
16031
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| Dialing code | 010 |
| Patron saint | Madonna del Carmine |
| Saint day | July 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Bogliasco (Ligurian: Boggiasco) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Genoa. Together with the comuniofCamogli, Recco, Pieve Ligure and Sori, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.
Bogliasco borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Pieve Ligure, and Sori.
As archaeological findings proved, the area of Bogliasco was inhabited since Paleolithic and Mesolithic times. The evidence of the Roman presence was found on the slopes of Mount Cordona, finds dating back to the Roman imperial era have been found, confirming the hypothesis that even then the path that from Fontanabuona Valley headed towards the Riviera was used as a transit place by Roman legions. Another testimony of the Roman presence can be found in the so-called "Roman" bridge which crosses the stream almost at its outfall. The current construction dates back to the 13th century AD, but radical restructuring was carried out in the 17th century.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine and Lombard domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian galleys in 1432.
After the French domination, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Bogliasco has a railway station on the line Pisa-La Spezia-Genoa; nearby there is a gate on the A12 Motorway connecting Rome to Genoa. The other main road is the modern Via Aurelia.
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