Levanto
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Country | Italy | |
region | Liguria | |
province | La Spezia (SP) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 10 ' N , 9 ° 37' E | |
height | 3 m slm | |
surface | 38 km² | |
Residents | 5,368 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 141 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 19015 | |
prefix | 0187 | |
ISTAT number | 011017 | |
Popular name | Levantesi | |
Patron saint | Saint Andrew | |
Website | www.comune.levanto.sp.it |
Levanto is an Italian commune with 5368 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of La Spezia in the Liguria region .
location
Levanto, which emerged from an ancient settlement, is nestled in a small valley, the slopes of which are overgrown with olive and pine trees. The municipality is located directly on the Ligurian Sea and has a short beach. The mountain ridges of the valley terminate directly with the coastal strip and form the Cape of Mesco and the Punta di Levanto .
Until 2009, Levanto was part of the now dissolved Comunità Montana della Riviera Spezzina . The territory of the municipality forms a section of the Cinque Terre National Park .
Attractions
- The Gothic church of Sant 'Andrea (13th and 15th centuries)
- The Castello San Giorgio
- The Loggia Comunale / court arbor (13th century)
- The Franciscan Church of Santissima Annunziata (after 1449, 1615)
- Hiking trails along the coast to Monterosso al Mare and through former rail tunnels to Bonassola
traffic
Levanto has a railway station on the Pisa – Genoa railway line , which connects the place with the neighboring villages and with La Spezia and Sestri Levante .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Portal of the Ligurian mountain communities in liquidation ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2016 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.
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