Gallinara
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| Waters | Riviera di Ponente , Ligurian Sea | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 1 '32 " N , 8 ° 13' 34" E | |
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| length | 470 m | |
| width | 450 m | |
| surface | 11 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 87 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Gallinara is an island near the Ligurian coast. It is located in the Riviera di Ponente in the immediate vicinity of the municipality of Albenga . The area of the island forms the Riserva naturale regional dell'Isola Gallinara ( German : Regional nature reserve of the island Gallinara ).
environment
The island is home to one of the largest nesting colonies of the Mediterranean seagull ( Larus michahellis ) in the Ligurian Sea .
history
The island got its name from the wild chicken populations ( Gallina is translated as chicken or hen ), which, according to Cato and Varro , lived there in antiquity. In the 4th century it served Martin von Tours as a shelter and was later the location of a Benedictine monastery , which was sold to private individuals in 1842.
Various artifacts and utensils , some from the 5th century BC, which come from the area around Marseille , have been found on the surrounding seabed . Some finds are exhibited in the Albenga Maritime Museum. Among them are amphorae from the time of the Roman Empire . The first underwater recovery in history was carried out off the island of Gallinara in 1950 under the direction of Nino Lamboglia .
Individual evidence
- ^ Riserva naturale regional della Gallinara ( Memento of March 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)
- ^ A b Alberto Balbi: Gallinara, la dimenticata dal tempo. In: SvbAqva, III-22 (April 2007) 62–70 (Italian)
- ↑ Archeologia maritima - Isola Gallinara ( Memento of August 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)