Moconesi is a municipality (comune

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) in the Province of Genoa

Province of Genoa

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 in the Italian

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 region Liguria

Liguria

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. The head-hamlet of Mocanesi municipality is the village of Ferrada which is located about 40 km Northeast of Genoa

Genoa

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 and one km from the house in Terrarossa

Terrarossa

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, reportedly place of birth of Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

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 .

Mocanesi would mean "casa di Mocco", the name of an ancient Roman legato found in the Tavola bronzea di Polcevera (the famous archeological finding of 1506 recording a sentence of the Roman Senate of 111 A.C. This sentence concerned a territorial dispute of families in the Polcevera Valley of Northern Genoa). The actual territories of Ferrada di Mocanesi and vicinities were the property of the family Fieschi of Lavagna

Lavagna

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, before they became property of the Republic of Genoa

Republic of Genoa

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 in 1147. Mocanesi was later included in the Captainship of Rapallo

Rapallo

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 and within the French administration during Napoleon Bonaparte occupation of Northern Italy.

As of 31 December, 2004, Mocanesi had a population of 2,606 and an area of 16.1 km².

The municipality of Moconesi contains 14 frazioni

Frazione

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(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Campopiano, Casareggio, Chiose, Cornia, Ferrada (site of the Municipality administration), Gallinaria, Gattorna, Lavaggi, Linaro, Moconesi Alto, Pezzonasca, Sottanego, Terrarossa, and Villa di Cornia. These territories are situated between 99 and 1.245 metres above sea level.

Moconesi borders the following municipalities: Cicagna

Cicagna

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, Favale di Malvaro

Favale di Malvaro

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, Lorsica

Lorsica

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, Montebruno

Montebruno

Montebruno is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 262 and an area of 17.5 km²....

, Neirone

Neirone

Neirone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 km east of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 985 and an area of 29.6 km²....

, Torriglia

Torriglia

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, Tribogna

Tribogna

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