Castiglione Chiavarese

Castiglione Chiavarese
—  Comune  —
Comune di Castiglione Chiavarese
Coat of arms
Castiglione Chiavarese Location of Castiglione Chiavarese in Italy
Coordinates: 44°17′N 9°31′E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Genoa (GE)
Frazioni	Campegli, Casali, Conio,Fiume, Casa del Monte, Masso, Mereta, Missano, San Pietro Frascati, Velva, Velva Santuario
Government
• Mayor	Fausto Figone
Area
• Total	30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	1,580
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Castiglionesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	16030
Dialing code	0185
Website	Official website

Castiglione Chiavarese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km southeast of Genoa.

Castiglione Chiavarese borders the following municipalities: Carro, Casarza Ligure, Deiva Marina, Maissana, Moneglia.

History

In ancient times the area of Castiglione probably marked the border between the Ligurian and the Etruscan cultures. the modern frazione of Velva was a Roman municipium during Trajans reign.

The Val Petronio was colonized by Benedictine monks after the fall of the Western Roman Empire; later it became a possession of the Fieschi family who, in 1276, sold Castiglione to the Republic of Genoa. In 1747 the latter built here a series of fortifications against the Austrians. In 1815, after a short Napoleonic rule, it was acquired by the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, becoming part of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

Main sights

• Church of Sant'Antonino martire (1143)
• Conio Abbey (1664)
• Roman bridges and roads

Transport

Castiglione Chiavarese is located across the SS523 State Road connecting it to Sestri Levante, which also houses the nearest railway station.

Sources

• Figone, Fausto (1995). La Podesteria di Castiglione. Lineamenti storici. Chiavari. 

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