Cosseria
Encyclopedia
Cosseria is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Savona
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 60 km west of Genoa
and about 20 km northwest of Savona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,045 and an area of 13.7 km².
The municipality of Cosseria contains the frazione
(subdivision) Marghero.
Cosseria borders the following municipalities: Cairo Montenotte
, Carcare
, Cengio
, Millesimo
, and Plodio
.
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 Savona
Province of Savona
The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...
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 60 km west 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....
and about 20 km northwest of Savona
Savona
Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,045 and an area of 13.7 km².
The municipality of Cosseria contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Marghero.
Cosseria borders the following municipalities: Cairo Montenotte
Cairo Montenotte
Cairo Montenotte is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona...
, Carcare
Carcare
Carcare is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona....
, Cengio
Cengio
Cengio is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,744 and an area of 18.8 km²....
, Millesimo
Millesimo
Millesimo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Savona...
, and Plodio
Plodio
Plodio is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona. It is in the Val Bormida near the Col di Cadibona....
.