Piana Crixia

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Piana Crixia
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Piana Crixia (Italy)
Piana Crixia
Country Italy
region Liguria
province Savona  (SV)
Coordinates 44 ° 28 ′  N , 8 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height 267  m slm
surface 29.59 km²
Residents 797 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 17058
prefix 019
ISTAT number 009048
Popular name Pianesi
The mushroom of Piana Crixia
The mushroom of Piana Crixia

Piana Crixia (in Ligurian : A Ciana ) is an Italian municipality with 797 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Savona .

geography

The municipality is located in the Val Bormida of the northern Apennines . The Bormida di Spigno stream runs close to Piana Crixia . Of particular interest is a 15 meter high rock formation on the territory of the municipality. The rock has the shape of a mushroom and was the starting point of a number of legends because of this peculiarity . The Fungo di Piana Crixia was probably created by the rock mass that acts as rain protection, which today forms the cap of the mushroom and which protects the underlying sedimentary rock layer from erosion . The latter forms the style of the mushroom today.

Piana Crixia belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida and, together with its communal land , forms the Piana Crixia Natural Park . The village is about 38 kilometers away from the provincial capital.

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , the municipality was assigned to zone 4. This means that Piana Crixia is in a seismically inert zone.

climate

The municipality is classified under climate category D , as the degree day number has a value of 1996. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for twelve hours per day.

Community partnerships

Piana Crixia has had a partnership with the French municipality of Saint-Jodard since 2001 .

Web links

Commons : Piana Crixia  - album with 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. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.confedilizia.it