Borzonasca

Borzonasca
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates	44 ° 25 '  N , 9 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 25 '0 "  N , 9 ° 23' 0"  E
height	167  m slm
surface	80.04 km²
Residents	1,946 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	16041
prefix	0185
ISTAT number	010005
Popular name	Borzonaschini
Patron saint	Bartholomew
Website	Borzonasca

Borzonasca ( Ligurian Borsonasca or Borzonasca ) is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Genoa with 1946 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Borzonasca

geography

The community is located in the Sturla high valley at the confluence of the Sturla and Penna streams . The distance to the Ligurian capital Genoa is about 61 kilometers.

The territory of Borzonasca is divided into eleven hamlets: Acero, Brizzolara, Belpiano, Bertigaro, Caregli, Giaiette, Levaggi, Montemoggio, Borzone, Temossi and Sopralacroce ; there are also the settlements of Barca di Gazzolo, Belvedere, Bevere, Campori, Campori Basso, Castagnello, Montemozzo, Perlezzi, Recroso, Stibiveri, Vallepiana, Zanoni and Zolezzi . The district of Giaiette is an exclave in the Taro valley .

Borzonasca belongs to the Comunità Montana Valli Aveto, Graveglia e Sturla and is also located with its territory in the Parco naturale regional dell'Aveto .

Close to the commune is the artificial lake Giacopiane , created by the damming of the Calandrino stream . Today the reservoir is used to generate energy . Several peaks of the Ligurian Apennines , such as Monte Penna (1735 meters), Monte Aiona (1701 meters) and Monte Agugiaia (1090 meters) can be reached via a variety of hiking trails .

history

Borzonasca was of great importance in the past due to its location at the crossroads of two trade routes (the trade route along the Ligurian coast and the connection to the north-eastern hinterland). The ruins of various forts and castles (mostly built by the Counts of Lavagna , the Fieschi , who controlled the region during the Renaissance ) also testify to its strategic importance today.

In 1746, on the nearby Boccopass , the Genoese- French army won the decisive victory over the Austrian troops, who thereby lost control of the region.

After the Congress of Vienna in 1814, Borzonasca, like all other municipalities in Liguria, came under the administrative rule of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815 , and then in 1861 into the Kingdom of Italy .

Population development

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1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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