Bonassola Explained

Bonassola
Official Name:Comune di Bonassola
Coordinates:44.1833°N 44°W
Region:Liguria
Province:Province of La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni:Montaretto, Costella, Poggio, Serra, Scernio, San Giorgio
Mayor:Andrea Poletti
Area Total Km2:9.3
Population Total:945
Population As Of:Dec. 2004
Population Demonym:Bonassolesi
Elevation M:5
Saint:S.Caterina da Alessandria
Postal Code:19011
Area Code:0187

Bonassola (Bonasseua pronounced as /bunaˈsøːa/)[1] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60km (40miles) southeast of Genoa and about 20km (10miles) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 945 and an area of 9.3km2.[2]

The municipality of Bonassola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montaretto, Costella, Serra, Scernio, and San Giorgio.

Bonassola borders the following municipalities: Framura, Levanto.

History

During World War II, two American fifteen men missions tried to land and blow up a railway tunnel between Framura and Bonassola. Both missions failed; the second mission's soldiers were executed and buried in a mass grave by the German Army.[3]

Demographic evolution

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Frisoni, Gaetano.

    . Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese. Genoa. . 1910. Nuova Editrice Genovese. it.

  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. http://www.wwiihistorymagazine.com/2005/sep/col-topsecret.html OSS Operation Ginny met with a tragic end during the Italian Campaign