Casella (Liguria)

Casella
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates	44 ° 32 ′  N , 9 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
height	410  m slm
surface	7.8 km²
Residents	3,146 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	403 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	16015
prefix	010
ISTAT number	010012
Popular name	Casellesi
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier
Website	Casella

Casella ( Ligurian Casélla ) is an Italian municipality with 3146 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Genoa .

The center of Casella

geography

The village is located on a plain of the Scrivia River in the Ligurian Apennines . Casella is about 30 kilometers away from the Ligurian capital Genoa and is connected to it by a narrow-gauge railway. This Trenino di Casella meanders along the slopes of the Valbisagno , Valpolcevera and Valle Scrivia valleys and offers the passenger a unique panorama over the city of Genoa and the Apennines.

Casella belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Valle Scrivia .

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

Population development

swell

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Homepage of the mountain community Alta Valle Scrivia ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 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. 
3. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003

Web links

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