Barriera, Liguria
44°31′46″N 8°54′54″E / 44.52944°N 8.91500°E Barriera is a località within the comune of Mignanego, a municipality of the Metropolitan City of Genoa. Although sometimes referred to as a frazioni of Mignanego,[1] Barriera is currently not listed as one by the Metropolitan City of Genoa.[2]
History
[edit]The construction of the Giovi road led to the establishment of a post station in Barriera in around 1817. A toll road was inaugurated there in 1822.[3] The establishment that grew up around the post station was known as Armirotti until it acquired its modern name.[1]
Location
[edit]Barriera is located on the western side of the Polcevera river, between frazioni Vetreria and frazioni Ponterosso off the Strade Statali 35 (SS35) road.
Religion
[edit]The Chiesa di San Bambino Gesù e San Giuseppe, located in Barriera, is a church belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa.[4] Its first stone was blessed by the Genoese Cardinal Giuseppe Siri on October 25, 1959. It was consecrated on August 13, 1960.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Altrama Italia SRL
- ^ Metropolitan City of Genoa. "Mignanego". Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Piana, Pietro; Watkins, Charles; Balzaretti, Ross (2018). "Travel, Modernity and Rural Landscapes in Nineteenth-Century Liguria". Rural History. 29 (2). Cambridge University Press: 178. doi:10.1017/S0956793318000079. S2CID 149618185. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Le Chiese delle Diocesi Italiane – Diocesi di Genova (22 September 2017). "BeWeB – Building : Barriera, Mignanego". BeWeB. Retrieved 17 May 2019.