Bogliasco
Encyclopedia
Bogliasco is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 11 km southeast of Genoa
. Together with the comuni of Camogli
, Recco
, Pieve Ligure
and Sori
, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.
The municipality of Bogliasco contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Poggio, S.Bernardo, and Sessarego.
Bogliasco borders the following municipalities: Genoa
, Pieve Ligure
, and Sori
.
and Mesolithic
times; the Romans
built a bridge here (the current structure dates to the 13th century AD). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire
and the Byzantine
and Lombard
domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne
; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa
after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian
galleys in 1432.
After the French domination
, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia
, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
-La Spezia
-Genoa; nearby is a gate on the A12 Motorway connecting Rome
to Genoa. The other main road is the modern Via Aurelia
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
Province of Genoa
The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, located about 11 km southeast of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. Together with the comuni of Camogli
Camogli
Camogli is a small Italian fishing village and tourist resort located on the west side of the peninsula of Portofino, on the Golfo Paradiso at the Riviera di Levante, in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. its population was of 5582 inhabitants. The name means "house of wives"...
, Recco
Recco
Recco is a comune in the province of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. It is known for its focaccia al formaggio which is made with Crescenza. The consortium that dictates the official recipe of the focaccia, supposedly the result of a Saracen attack in the 1200s, is seeking the European Union PGI...
, Pieve Ligure
Pieve Ligure
Pieve Ligure is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 13 km southeast of Genoa....
and Sori
Sori, Italy
Sori is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 17 km southeast of Genoa. Together with Camogli, Pieve Ligure, Bogliasco and Recco, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante...
, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Poggio, S.Bernardo, and Sessarego.
Bogliasco borders the following municipalities: Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Pieve Ligure
Pieve Ligure
Pieve Ligure is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 13 km southeast of Genoa....
, and Sori
Sori, Italy
Sori is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 17 km southeast of Genoa. Together with Camogli, Pieve Ligure, Bogliasco and Recco, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante...
.
History
As recent archaeological findings proved, the area of Bogliasco was inhabited since PaleolithicPaleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
and Mesolithic
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
times; the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
built a bridge here (the current structure dates to the 13th century AD). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly referred to today as the Byzantine Empire....
and the Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
and Lombard
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
galleys in 1432.
After the French domination
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Main sights
- Church of Natività di Maria Santissima, dating from the 12th century but rebuilt in 1731-1737 by architect Antonio Maria Ricca.
- Church of the Brethren of Santa Chiara, from 1403.
- Church of N.S. della Neve e dell'Ascensione di Gesù Cristo, in the frazione of Sassarego (dating from the early 17th century). It has some paintings from the 18th century Genoese school.
- Church of San Bernardo, in the eponymous frazione.
Transport
Bogliasco has a railway station on the line PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
-La Spezia
La Spezia
La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...
-Genoa; nearby is a gate on the A12 Motorway connecting Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
to Genoa. The other main road is the modern Via Aurelia
Via Aurelia
The Via Aurelia was a Roman road in Italy constructed around the year 241 BC. The project was undertaken by C. Aurelius Cotta, who at that time was censor...
.