Pra' | |
Settlement Type: | Quartiere |
Coordinates: | 44.4267°N 8.7908°W |
Pushpin Map: | Italy |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Italy |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Liguria |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Province of Genoa |
Subdivision Type3: | Comune |
Subdivision Name3: | Genoa |
Area Total Km2: | 18.5 |
Population Total: | 20,025[1] |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Postal Code: | 16157 |
Area Code: | 010 |
Pra (elision of the original Latin name Latin: Prata Veituriorum) is a western neighbourhood of Genoa, located between Pegli and Voltri with which it forms the western (Italian: Ponente) district of Genoa, Municipio VII.
The inhabitants of Pra' are called Italian: praesi in Italian; however, natives of the locality prefer to be called Italian: praíni (from Genoese praín).
Pra' was an autonomous municipality from 1797 to 1926, and was divided into five hamlets called Italian: casali: Torre, Pra' (later Borgo Foce), Sapello, Palmaro and Palmaro Carbone. In 1926, with the creation of Greater Genoa through the incorporation of nineteen municipalities by the Fascist regime, Pra' was added to the municipality of Genoa.