Torriglia

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Torriglia
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Torriglia (Italy)
Torriglia
Country Italy
region Liguria
Metropolitan city Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates 44 ° 31 '  N , 9 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 31 '0 "  N , 9 ° 10' 0"  E
height 769  m slm
surface 60.1 km²
Residents 2,219 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 16029
prefix 010
ISTAT number 010062
Popular name Torrigliesi
Patron saint Nostra Signora della Divina Provvidenza
Website Torriglia

Torriglia ( Ligurian Torriggia ) is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Genoa with 2219 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The town hall of Torriglia

geography

The municipality is located on the hills of the Trebbia valley near the Passo della Scoffèra . The distance to the capital of Liguria, Genoa, is approximately 36 kilometers. There are numerous forests and pastures in the municipality and in summer Torriglia is a popular destination for the people of Genoa.

Torriglia and seven other municipalities form the Alta Val Trebbia mountain community and are also part of the Parco naturale regional dell'Antola (Antola Regional Nature Park).

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

swell

  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

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