Stella (Liguria)

Stella
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Savona  (SV)
Coordinates	44 ° 24 '  N , 8 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 24 '0 "  N , 8 ° 30' 0"  E
surface	43.26 km²
Residents	2,960 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	17044
prefix	019
ISTAT number	009058
Popular name	Stellesi
Website	www.comune.stella.sv.it
View of Stella San Martino

Stella (in Ligurian : Steja ) is an Italian commune with 2960 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Savona . The core town of Stella San Giovanni is also the birthplace of the seventh President of the Italian Republic, Sandro Pertini .

geography

Stella is located in the Ligurian Apennines , on the upper reaches of the Sansobbia . The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana del Giovo and forms part of the Beigua Natural Park with its territory . There are a total of six districts: the main town of San Giovanni and the districts of Gameragna, Santa Giustina, San Martino and San Bernardo (these together are also called "Cinque Stelle", "the five stars"; a five-pointed star also adorns the municipal coat of arms) and Teglia . The district of San Bernardo is often equated with its central location (località) Corona. Stella is about 13 kilometers away from the provincial capital Savona .

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

Sons and daughters of the church

• Sandro Pertini (1896–1990), politician, Italian President 1978–1985

Web links

Commons : Stella  - 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. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003