Sori (Liguria)

Sori
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates	44 ° 22 '  N , 9 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 22 '0 "  N , 9 ° 6' 0"  E
height	14  m slm
surface	13.1 km²
Residents	4,078 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	311 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	16030
prefix	0185
ISTAT number	010060
Popular name	Soresi
Patron saint	Margaret of Antioch
Website	Sori

Sori ( Ligurian Söi ) is an Italian municipality with 4078 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Genoa . It is located directly on the Golfo Paradiso in the Liguria region.

Sori beach

geography

The village of Sori is located on the Golfo Paradiso of the Riviera di Levante and extends within the Valle di Sori (Valley of Sori) inland to the Val Fontanabuona . Because of its wide extension towards the Apennines , the place forms the Comunità Montana Fontanabuona with 16 other communities .

The territory of the municipality is exclusively mountainous and with the summit of Monte Becco reaches an altitude of 894 meters.

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , Sori has been assigned to zone 4. This means that the community is in a seismically inert zone.

climate

The municipality of Sori is classified under climate category D because the degree day number has a value of 1423. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for 12 hours per day.

Demographic development

economy

The hinterland of Sori with some associated settlements

The agricultural production of Sori was, favored by the extensive settlement of the valleys around the municipality, an important branch of the economy with products from olive and grain cultures as well as animal husbandry and forestry . Today the importance of agriculture has decreased significantly. Only in the field of plant breeding still exist a few companies in Sori with a focus on basil and ornamental plant breeding . Olive oil production is also of some importance .

The industrial sector was very pronounced until the 1960s with the presence of numerous foundries . However, with the expansion of the transport infrastructure, many companies migrated to better connected and more cost-effective regions. Today a few brass foundries are still in operation along Provincial Road 71 , mainly producing for the nautical sector. Two factories make pasta products (especially Trofie ) and a large number of small businesses make nautical specialty products.

In the service sector , tourism dominates , which is favored by the proximity to Lombardy and Piedmont . Day-trippers from the nearby regional capital Genoa are also important . There are five seasonal beach baths available in Sori for beach holidays.

The majority of Sori's residents are employed in Genoa or the neighboring production centers.

Culture and sights

Personalities related to Sori

According to studies by the Spanish historian Rafael Inglada, Tommaso Picasso, the great-grandfather of the painter Pablo Picasso , is said to have been born in Sori in 1787 . This could be proven in the parish archive. 1954 Pablo Picasso also made genealogical research in the communities of Sori, Avegno and Recco . To this day, the surname Picasso is widespread in the area of Golfo Paradiso .

Other personalities:

• Augusto Forin (born April 2, 1956 in Sori), songwriter
• Alfredo d'Andrade , Portuguese architect and archaeologist who settled in Sori in 1875
• Ugo Attardi (born March 12, 1923 in Sori, † July 20, 2006 in Rome ), painter and sculptor
• Paolo Kessisoglu (born July 25, 1969 in Genoa), actor and TV presenter from a Soresian family

Sacred buildings

The Chiesa di Santa Margherita in the center of Sori

The Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata , located in the district of Sussisa, was basically built in 1754. A chapel with three altars in the interior, named after the Conception of the Virgin Mary, Santissima Concezione , served as the initial building . The altars are dedicated to James the Elder , the Apostles Philip , Matthew and San Ferrando . The chapel was expanded by the parish into a church by means of a decree by Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani on October 12, 1920.

Other sacred buildings:

• Chiesa di Santa Margherita , built by Antonio Maria Ricca between 1711 and 1714
• Chiesa di Sant'Apollinare , in the district of the same name (13th century)
• Chiesa di San Bartolomeo , in the district of the same name (11th century)
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo , in the Teriasca district (16th century)
• Chiesa di San Pietro , in the district of Capreno (12th century)
• Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , in the Canepa district (16th century)
• Oratorio di Santa Maria delle Grazie , with a facade from the late Renaissance
• Oratorio di Sant'Erasmo , now secularized and as Auditorium used
• Cappella di San Rocco

Legends

A legend of the stone statue of the Madonna del Pontin is still spread in the fishing village today . According to legend, the statue depicting the Virgin Mary with the sea in the background fell into the sea three times and was returned to the land three times.

During an attack by Turkish pirates on July 1, 1584, the statue was stolen from the church and taken to a ship, but according to legend, it was impossible for the pirates to set sail, so they were forced to throw it into the sea . It was then salvaged by the Soresers and placed on the medieval bridge in 1637 .

On June 19, 1944, Sori was under a heavy bombardment by Allied planes, which also hit the statue. Legend has it that the statue was found intact on the beach eleven years later in January 1955 by fishermen from Sori and placed on the newly built bridge.

traffic

Roads and highway

The Via Aurelia near Sori

Sori is on Provincial Road 1 Aurelia (Italian: Strada Provinciale ). The two departures from this are at kilometers 510 and 511 (from Rome ). The community itself is not directly connected to a motorway ; the next entrance / exit is five kilometers away at Recco on the A12 . The motorway crosses the Sori Valley on the 393 meter long and 125 meter high Sori Viaduct , which was the highest in Italy between 1966 and 1971.

At Sori there is also the beginning of the provincial road 71 (del Monte Cornua) , which leads in the Ligurian Apennines to the municipality of Uscio , the Val Fontanabuona and Genoa . There is a connection to the provincial road 67 (del Monte Fasce ) , which offers an excellent view over the Ligurian Sea and the Apennines.

Rail transport

Sori has a small train station on the main Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa line and is served by regional rail services on the Genoa – La Spezia line.

Sports

Sori has a water polo team , the Rari Nantes Sori . It was founded on March 15, 1956 and currently plays in Serie A1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Homepage of the Comunità Montana Fontanabuona ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003
4. ↑ Confedilizia.it ( 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. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Legends and Curiosities ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the homepage of the municipality 

Web links

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