Bajardo

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Bajardo
Comune
Comune di Bajardo
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Bajardo under the January snow.
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Bajardo
Location of Bajardo in Italy
Coordinates: 43°54′N7°43′E / 43.900°N 7.717°E / 43.900; 7.717 Coordinates: 43°54′N7°43′E / 43.900°N 7.717°E / 43.900; 7.717
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Imperia (IM)
Frazioni Berzi, Vignai [1]
Government
 • Mayor Francesca Laura
Area [2]
 • Total 24.54 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Elevation [3] 900 m (3,000 ft)
Population (28 February 2017) [3]
 • Total 333
 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Baiardesi or Bajocchi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code18031
Dialing code 0184
Patron saint Saint Nicholas of Bari [4]
Website Official website

Bajardo (also Baiardo) (Ligurian :Baiardu) is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria. It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Imperia.

Ligurian (Romance language) Gallo-Romance language

Ligurian is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. The Genoese (Zeneize), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

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Province of Imperia Province of Italy

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The remains of the old church of San Nicolo. Bajardo-chiesa nicolo vecchia2.JPG
The remains of the old church of San Nicolò.

Its principal settlement, Bajardo itself, is a medieval village which stands at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft) [3] on a peak at the head of the basin of the Nervia torrent.

Nervia river in Italy

The Nervia is a 28.3-kilometre (17.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

History

First ruled by the Counts of Ventimiglia, it passed to the Marquis of Ceva before coming under Genoese control in 1259. It remained with Genoa until 1815 when it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. [2] The parish church of San Nicolò da Bari in Piazza Parrocchiale [5] was built in 1893 to replace the church destroyed by the earthquake of 1887. [2]

House of Ventimiglia noble family

The Ventimiglia are a noble Italian family that once held fiefdoms in Liguria, France, Spain and Southern Italy.

Republic of Genoa former state on the Apennine Peninsula between 1005–1797

The Republic of Genoa was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, incorporating Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean.

Kingdom of Sardinia former Italian state (1324–1861)

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References

  1. ↑ Comune di Baiardo, Statuto (1992).
  2. 1 2 3 Provincia di Imperia, Bajardo.
  3. 1 2 3 Italian statistical institute (Istat), Elenco comuni italiani 31 mar 2009.
  4. ↑ A deduction made from the fact that the only parish church which Chiesa Cattolica Italiana website identifies within the comune is S. Nicolò da Bari, Piazza Parrocchiale 12, Bajardo 18031 (IM).
  5. ↑ Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, Parrocchia San Nicolò da Bari [ permanent dead link ].



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