Chiavari

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Chiavari
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Chiavari (Italy)
Chiavari
Country Italy
region Liguria
Metropolitan city Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates 44 ° 19 ′  N , 9 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
height m slm
surface 12 km²
Residents 27,725 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 2,310 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 16043
prefix 0185
ISTAT number 010015
Popular name Chiavaresi
Patron saint Nostra Signora dell'Orto
Website Chiavari
Chiavari
Chiavari Statale
Chiavari Nascio

Chiavari ['kja: vari] ( Ligurian Ciävai ) is an Italian commune with 27,725 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region , province of Genoa (GE) .

geography

location

The place lies between Rapallo in the northwest and Sestri Levante in the southeast on the coast of the Golfo Tigullio at the mouth of the river Entella and on the railway line Pisa-Genova . Chiavari covers an area of ​​around 20 km² and extends in front of the Trebbia Valley to a height of around 50 m above sea level.

Neighboring municipalities:

The neighboring municipalities are Zoagli in the northwest and Lavagna in the southeast. In the wider area are Rapallo and Nervi in the northwest and Sestri Levante and La Spezia in the southeast.

history

Founded as Clavarum (lat. Valley key), Chiavari still has a key in its coat of arms . But more recent excavations have revealed a city ​​of the dead from pre-Roman times .

The families of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini come from Chiavari .

The city has given its name to the Cima Chiavari in Antarctica since 2002 .

Attractions

  • Basilica dei Fieschi (built 1245–1252 in Romanesque - Gothic style)
  • Church of S. Maria delle Grazie (impressive portico, part of the pilgrimage to Rome in the Middle Ages )
  • Chiavari Cathedral
  • town hall
  • The alleys and arches "portici neri" in the old town
  • Palazzo Torriglia: Picture gallery of Genoese painting from the period between 1600 and 1900
  • The ruins of the Count of Lavagna's castle, built in 1167
  • The ruins of the Palazzo dei Fieschi, built in 1252 and largely destroyed by the Saracens in 1567

Education and culture

Chiavari is the seat of an episcopal diocese and therefore has an important archive . In Chiavari there are secondary schools, a library with around 50,000 volumes, a cultural association and, last but not least, in Palazzo Torriglia, a gallery with pictures by Genoese painters from the period between 1600 and 1900.

economy

Craft

  • Production of bobbin lace tops in the traditional method of production - even in macrame technique
  • Woodworking: the famous, light and elegant Campanino chairs are made in Chiavari
  • Slate processing, also in the neighboring municipality of Lavagna to the south

Industry

  • shipbuilding
  • fishing

See also

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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