Dolcedo is a comune

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 Imperia

Province of Imperia

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 in the Italian

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 region Liguria

Liguria

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, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa

Genoa

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 and about 7 km northwest of Imperia.

The communal seat, Piazza, is located in the lower valley of the Prino stream. The other main centers are Isolalunga, Costa Carnara, Bellissimi and Lecchiore. Dolcedo borders the following municipalities: Badalucco

Badalucco

Badalucco is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 15 km west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,254 and an area of 15.8 km².Badalucco borders the following municipalities:...

, Civezza

Civezza

Civezza is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 7 km west of Imperia...

, Imperia, Montalto Ligure

Montalto Ligure

Montalto Ligure is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 15 km west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 364 and an area of 13.9 km².Montalto Ligure borders the following...

, Pietrabruna

Pietrabruna

Pietrabruna is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 11 km west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 568 and an area of 9.9 km².Pietrabruna borders the following municipalities:...

, Prelà

Prelà

Prelà is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 9 km northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 497 and an area of 15.4 km²....

, Taggia

Taggia

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, and Vasia

Vasia

Vasia is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 9 km northwest of Imperia...

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History

The boroughs of Dolcedo appeared in the early Middle Ages, populated by refugees from the Ligurian coast. Later it was a fief of the Clavesana family. In the 12th century cultivation of olive became a mainstay of the area. In 1228 the Clavesana ceded their lands to the commune 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....

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Main sights

• Parish church of St. Thomas, in Baroque style (1613).
• Medieval church of Santa Maria di Castellazzo.
• Sanctuary of Acquasanta.
• Oratory of St. Lawrence, with two small bell towers.
• Chapel of St. Brigida (15th century).

External links

• www.comune.dolcedo.im.it