Cosio di Arroscia explained

Cosio di Arroscia
Official Name:Comune di Cosio di Arroscia
Coordinates:44.0833°N 57°W
Region:Liguria
Province:Imperia (IM)
Mayor:Mauro Parodi
Area Total Km2:40.56
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:208
Population As Of:30 June 2017
Population Demonym:Cosiaschi
Elevation M:721
Postal Code:18023
Area Code:0183

Cosio di Arroscia (Coxe, locally Cuxe[2] [3]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100km (100miles) southwest of Genoa and about 25km (16miles) northwest of Imperia.

History

In 1957 the Avant-Garde Groupe Situationist International was founded in Cosio di Arroscia by former members of two other avant-garde groupes, the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus (Asger Jorn, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio a.o.) and the Lettrist International (Guy Debord a.o.).

Geography

The small village is situated in the Arroscia's high valley, at about 20km (10miles) from Imperia.

Cosio di Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Mendatica, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Ormea, and Pornassio.

See also

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Dizionario di toponomastica: Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani. Garzanti. Milan. 1996. it. 234.
  3. Book: Frisoni, Gaetano. Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese. Genova. 1910–2002. Nuova Editrice Genovese. it.