Isolabona

Isolabona
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates	43 ° 53 '  N , 7 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 53 '0 "  N , 7 ° 38' 0"  E
height	106  m slm
surface	12.40 km²
Residents	686 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	55 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	18035
prefix	0184
ISTAT number	008032
Popular name	Isolesi
Patron saint	Mary Magdalene
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Isolabona (in Ligurian : L'isura ) is a northern Italian municipality with 686 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia .

geography

Isolabona is located in the Val Nervia , between the mountain communities of Rocchetta Nervina in the north and Dolceacqua in the south. The place, located on a mountain and surrounded by a city wall, is a typical representative of the Ligurian mountain villages. Narrow streets connect the two main squares, Piazza Piccola and Piazza Grande . On the first there is an octagonal fountain from 1486, while the oratory and the parish church are on the Piazza Grande .

The name Isolabona is derived from the words Insula , which means island in German and refers to the location of the village on an island in the Nervia River , and from the word bona , which can be translated as good and for the warmth and hospitality of the residents, as should also stand for the mild climate.

Isolabona belongs to the Comunità Montana Intemelia  and is about 52 kilometers from the provincial capital Imperia .

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , the municipality was assigned to zone 3. This means that Isolabona is in a seismically less active zone.

climate

The municipality is classified under climate category D , as the degree day number has a value of 1502. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for 12 hours per day.

Culinary specialties

In the area and the only noteworthy is DOC - Red Wine Liguria grown - the Rossese di Dolceacqua .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003
3. ↑ Data from Confedilizia ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 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. 

Web links

Commons : Isolabona  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Comunità Montana Intemelia