Savona

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Savona
coat of arms
Savona (Italy)
Savona
Country Italy
region Liguria
province Savona  (SV)
Coordinates 44 ° 18 ′  N , 8 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
surface 65 km²
Residents 59,933 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 922 inhabitants / km²
Factions Lavagnola, Légino, Zinola, Santuario
Post Code 17100
prefix 019
ISTAT number 009056
Popular name Savonesi
Patron saint NS della Misericordia
Website Savona

Savona is an Italian city ​​with 59,933 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region and the capital of the Savona province of the same name .

Location and dates

The great port and industry are the city's biggest employers. Furthermore, the port is an important landing stage for ferries in the direction of Corsica and also an important location point for the Costa Crociere shipping company , which allows its ships to depart for the Mediterranean from here.

The neighboring towns are: Albissola Marina , Albisola Superiore , Altare , Cairo Montenotte , Quiliano and Vado Ligure .

history

Port and city of Savona from the fortress seen from

The city on the Riviera, third largest in Liguria, was settled early on. The village of the Sabatians, their ancient name was Savo, was located near today's city . The importance of the settlement during the Roman Empire was only minor. There was only one exchange station on Via Aemilia Scauri . In 639 Savona was destroyed by the Lombards and re-established as a fortified place in the 8th century. In the 9th century the city became the seat of a bishop . It was not until the end of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance that the city-state of Savona formed an important trading power. The Marquis of Savona took part in the First Crusade . Several popes had their power here.

Savona was less hostile to Venice than to the very nearby Genoa . In 1528 the port of the city was destroyed by Genoese ships and the city came under the rule of the Genoese through Andrea Doria . In 1745 Savona was bombed by the English in vain, but the Spanish-French fleet was destroyed. Charles Emanuel III. of Sardinia conquered the city in 1746, which was captured by the French in 1809 and made the capital of the Montenotte department. From 1809 to 1812 Pope Pius VII was imprisoned here on the orders of Napoleon . In 1815 Savona fell back to the Kingdom of Sardinia . On February 23, 1887, a violent earthquake shook the city.

From the bulk goods terminal, the Savona – San Giuseppe cable cars mainly transport coal into the interior of the country

After the decline, the city did not recover until the middle of the 19th century. The port is one of the five most important in Italy and handles the shipping of Fiat and Lancia car brands from nearby Turin .

Corale Alpina Savonese was founded in 1949 .

Attractions

Panorama of the city of Savona, view from the Fortezza del Priamar fortress .
  • Proiamar Fortress from the 16th century
  • A tower at the port named after the navigator Leon Pancaldo (1482 to 1540)
  • Church of San Giovanni Battista from the 16th to 18th centuries
  • Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta , built 1589–1602. The facade dates from the years 1881–1886.
  • Pinacoteca in the Palazzo Pozzobonello

Twin cities

Villingen-Schwenningen has been a twin town of Savona since 1986. The city is a member of the Federation of European Napoleonic Cities .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Savona  - collection of images, 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. ^ I Speak Italian For The First Time EVER. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .