Diano Marina

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Diano Marina
coat of arms
Diano Marina (Italy)
Diano Marina
Country Italy
region Liguria
province Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates 43 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '0 "  N , 8 ° 5' 0"  E
height 0  m slm
surface 6 km²
Residents 5,835 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 973 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 18013
prefix 0183
ISTAT number 008027
Popular name Dianesi
Patron saint Madonna del Carmelo
Website Diano Marina
Diano Marina center
Diano Marina center

Diano Marina is an Italian port on the Italian Riviera . It has 5835 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is located in the province of Imperia , Liguria region .

The place covers an area of ​​6 km² and has a population density of 1048 inhabitants / km². The neighboring municipalities are Diano San Pietro , Diano Castello , Imperia and San Bartolomeo al Mare .

history

In 1887 the place was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake. In addition to the small medieval remains, the architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries dominates the center.

The medieval Diano Castello rises above Diano Marina . It is a separate municipality and does not belong to the municipality of Diano Marina.

tourism

Diano Marina has seen a remarkable boom since 2000. In the evening, almost the entire old town is a pedestrian zone with many bars, pizzerias and restaurants.

Many access roads into the center and some streets in the center are city avenues with orange trees. The place is therefore also called Città degli aranci . Diano Marina is located on the eastern border of the so-called Riviera of Flowers .

Personalities

  • Alessandro Valente ( 1890 - 1958 ), tenor and inventor. Holds various patents around the world.

photos

  • Diano Marina beach

  • Gulf of Diano Marina seen from the hill of Cervo . In the front of the picture, the municipality of San Bartolomeo al Mare , which turns into Diano Marina (background).

  • The main field of the Milan-San Remo cycle race passes the place (2004)

Web links

Commons : Diano Marina  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Diano Marina: Domenico Filippone risponde a Tindaro D'Agostino sulla 'Città degli Aranci' in sanremonews.it. Called on March 11, 2016