Bonassola (Ligurian: Bonasseua [bunaˈsøːa])[3] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 945 and an area of 9.3 square kilometres (3.6 sq mi).[4]
Bonassola
Bonasseua (Ligurian) | |
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| Comune di Bonassola | |
 Bonassola, the beach, town and a railway tunnel | |
Location of Bonassola  | |
  Bonassola Location of Bonassola in Italy  Bonassola Bonassola (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′N 9°35′E / 44.183°N 9.583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Province of La Spezia (SP) |
| Frazioni | Montaretto, Costella, Poggio, Serra, Scernio, San Giorgio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Poletti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 945 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bonassolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19011 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| Patron saint | S.Caterina da Alessandria |
| Website | Official website |
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 edit
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.[5]
Demographic evolution edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ OSS Operation Ginny met with a tragic end during the Italian Campaign Archived 2009-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, WWII History Magazine, Sept 2005, Don Smart, accessed 2 August 2013
External links edit
Media related to Bonassola at Wikimedia Commons- www.comune.bonassola.sp.it/
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