Beverino

Beverino
Beverino; Bevein
	Comune
	Comune di Beverino
	View of the historical centre of Beverino.
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Beverino Location of Beverino in Italy
	Coordinates: 44°12′N9°47′E / 44.200°N 9.783°E Coordinates: 44°12′N9°47′E / 44.200°N 9.783°E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni	Bracelli, Castello, Castiglione Vara, Cavanella Vara, Corvara, Memola, Padivarma, San Cipriano
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Costa
Area
• Total	36.01 km2 (13.90 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Population (31 December 2007) [1]
• Total	2,339
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Beverinesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	19020
Dialing code	0187
Patron saint	Santa Croce
Saint day	September 14

Last updated March 14, 2019

Beverino (Ligurian :Bevein^[2]) is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of La Spezia. It is part of the Vara river and of the Regional natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra.

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.

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The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.

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History

Beverino was a possession of the Este family, who entrusted it as fief to the lord of the nearby Vezzano Ligure. In the 11th-13th century it was bitterly contended between the Malaspina family and the bishops of Luni.

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In 1247 it became a free commune and entered the Republic of Genoa in 1274, however maintaining its legislative autonomy.

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Main sights

Parish church of Santa Croce.
Church of San Michele Arcangelo (14th century), in the frazione of Corvara.
Villa Costa, a national monument.

Demographic evolution

Transport

Beverino is crossed by through the Provincial Road 18. The nearest railway station is that of La Spezia on the Genoa-Rome mainline.

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References

↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
↑ Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.

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[istat-1] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[2] Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.