Rocchetta di Vara
Encyclopedia
Rocchetta di Vara is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of La Spezia
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa
and about 11 km north of La Spezia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 848 and an area of 32.3 km².
Rocchetta di Vara borders the following municipalities: Beverino
, Borghetto di Vara
, Brugnato
, Calice al Cornoviglio
, Mulazzo
, Zeri
, Zignago
.
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 La Spezia
Province of La Spezia
The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.It has an area of 881 km², and a total population of 223,606 inhabitants...
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 70 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....
and about 11 km north of 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 848 and an area of 32.3 km².
Rocchetta di Vara borders the following municipalities: Beverino
Beverino
Beverino is a comune of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km north of La Spezia...
, Borghetto di Vara
Borghetto di Vara
Borghetto di Vara is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 15 km northwest of La Spezia...
, Brugnato
Brugnato
Brugnato is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 15 km northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,205 and an area of 12.0 km².Brugnato borders the following municipalities:...
, Calice al Cornoviglio
Calice al Cornoviglio
Calice al Cornoviglio is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km north of La Spezia...
, Mulazzo
Mulazzo
Mulazzo is a comune in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Massa...
, Zeri
Zeri
Zeri is a comune in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in the Lunigiana traditional region...
, Zignago
Zignago
Zignago is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km east of Genoa and about 20 km north of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 506 and an area of 27.8 km²....
.