Varazze

Varazze
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Savona  (SV)
Coordinates	44 ° 22 '  N , 8 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 22 '0 "  N , 8 ° 35' 0"  E
height	10  m slm
surface	47.97 km²
Residents	12,901 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	269 ​​inhabitants / km²
Post Code	17019
prefix	019
ISTAT number	009065
Popular name	Varazzini
Patron saint	Catherine of Siena
Website	www.comune.varazze.sv.it
Partial view of Varazze

Varazze ( also Väze in Ligurian ) is an Italian municipality with 12,901 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically, Varazze belongs to the province of Savona .

geography

The Varazze seafront

The municipality is located in the Riviera di Ponente , on a bay which is bordered by the headlands of Mola and Aspera . The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana del Giovo and the Beigua Natural Park ( Parco naturale regional del Beigua ). The distance to the provincial capital Savona is about 13 kilometers.

In 2007 Varazze was awarded the Blue Flag , which distinguishes seaside resorts with particularly high water and beach quality.

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , Zoagli was assigned to zone 4. This means that the community is in a seismically inert zone.

climate

The municipality of Varazze is classified under climate category D because the degree day number has a value of 1499. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for 12 hours per day.

history

The village was first mentioned in the 10th century under the name Varagine . The village developed in the immediate vicinity of the Roman base Ad Navalia , which is recorded on the Tabula Peutingeriana .

Due to its importance in shipbuilding , the place was bitterly fought over by the two cities of Savona and Genoa. Until 1227, Varazze was a fief of the Ponzone family . As a result, it became an autonomous municipality and in 1290 Malocello sold it to the Republic of Genoa . With the emergence of the locality, the republic gained control over large stretches of land including the localities of Celle Ligure and Albisola .

In 1525 Ugo De Moncarda , commander of Charles V's fleet , lost a naval battle against the French near Varazze and was then taken prisoner. In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the Genoese republic and annexed the entire territory.

After the fall of Napoleon, Varazze, like the entire region, became the property of the Kingdom of Sardinia . In 1861 Varazze was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy .

Demographic development

traffic

Roads and highways

Varazze is on State Road 1 ( Strada statale ) Via Aurelia . The municipality is also connected to the A10 motorway via its own motorway slip road.

Rail network

Varazze has a train station on the Genoa – Ventimiglia line and is served by regional trains on the Savona – Genoa section.

Community partnerships

• Palmi , Italy

Sports

Varazze is a regular stage destination of the Giro d'Italia :

• Giro d'Italia 1976 - 14th stage: Il Ciocco - Varazze (227 km), the winner of the stage was the Italian Francesco Moser
• Giro d'Italia 1976 - 15th stage: Varazze - Ozegna (216 km), Belgian Rik Van Linden won the stage
• Giro d'Italia 1993 - 17th stage: Varazze - Valle Varaita (223 km), the winner of the stage was the Italian Marco Saligari
• Giro d'Italia 1997 - 12th stage: La Spezia - Varazze (214 km), the winner of the stage was the Italian Giuseppe Di Grande
• Giro d'Italia 1997 - 13th stage: Varazze - Cuneo (146 km), the winner of the stage was the Swede Glenn Magnusson
• Giro d'Italia 2002 - 6th stage: Cuneo - Varazze (190 km), the winner of the stage was the Italian Giovanni Lombardi
• Giro d'Italia 2005 - 16th stage: Lissone - Varazze (207 km), stage winner was the Frenchman Christophe Le Mével
• Giro d'Italia 2005 - 17th stage: Varazze - Limone Piemonte (194 km), the winner of the stage was the Italian Ivan Basso

sons and daughters of the town

• Jacobus de Voragine (around 1230–1298), archbishop and ecclesiastical Latin writer
• Lancelotto Malocello (around 1270 – after 1336), seafarer
• Lelio Basso (1903–1978), left-wing socialist politician
• Maurizio Turone (born 1948), football player
• Pippo Delbono (* 1959), director and actor

Web links

Commons : Varazze  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Il Giornalino di Varazze - a small local newspaper

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of March 20, 2003
3. ↑ Confedilizia.it ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.