Castiglione Chiavarese Explained

Castiglione Chiavarese
Official Name:Comune di Castiglione Chiavarese
Native Name:O Castiggion
Coordinates:44.2833°N 40°W
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
Area Total Km2:30.1
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1591
Population As Of:30 June 2017
Population Demonym:Castiglionesi
Elevation M:271
Postal Code:16030
Area Code:0185

Castiglione Chiavarese (pronounced as /u kastiˈdʒuŋ/) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50km (30miles) 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

Transport

Castiglione Chiavarese is located across the SS523 State Road connecting it to Sestri Levante, which also houses the nearest railway station.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.