Pietra Ligure | |
Official Name: | Comune di Pietra Ligure |
Coordinates: | 44.15°N 26°W |
Region: | Liguria |
Province: | Savona (SV) |
Frazioni: | Ranzi |
Mayor: | Luigi De Vincenzi |
Area Total Km2: | 9.88 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 8277 |
Population As Of: | 31 May 2022 |
Population Demonym: | Pietresi |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Postal Code: | 17027 |
Area Code: | 019 |
Pietra Ligure (A Prïa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60km (40miles) southwest of Genoa and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Savona. It is mainly a touristic city.
Pietra Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borgio Verezzi, Giustenice, Loano, and Tovo San Giacomo.
Pietra Ligure is twinned with:
Pietra Ligure is named after its castle, Castrum et Oppidum Petrae, il "castello di pietra" (stone castle), built between the 7th and 8th century.