Calvisio

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Calvisio
Location of Calvisio in Italy
Coordinates: 44°10′54.4″N8°21′6.87″E / 44.181778°N 8.3519083°E / 44.181778; 8.3519083 Coordinates: 44°10′54.4″N8°21′6.87″E / 44.181778°N 8.3519083°E / 44.181778; 8.3519083
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Liguria.svg  Liguria
Province Savona (SV)
Comune Finale Ligure
Elevation
[1]
21 m (69 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17024
Dialing code (+39) 019

Calvisio is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Finale Ligure, in Liguria, northern Italy.

"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.

A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.

Finale Ligure Comune in Liguria, Italy

Finale Ligure is a comune on the Gulf of Genoa in the Province of Savona in Liguria, Italy. It is considered part of the Italian Riviera.

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Geography

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Lacrêma bell tower
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World War II memorial.

Present-day Calvisio is located near the Sciusa, mainly on the right banks of the stream. There also stands the parish church, built in a neo-Middle Ages style. On monte Tolla slopes, [2] also on the right side of Sciusa Valley but at an elevation of 120 m, is located Lacrêma, the oldest part of the village, also known as Calvisio Vecchio (literally Old Calvisio). [2]

Romanesque Revival architecture style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century

Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, however, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts.

Elevation Height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface . The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.

History

Calvisio area was inhabited by Ligures as confirmed by remains as an ellipse-shaped field encircled by menhirs named Pratorotondo (round meadow).

Ligures ethnic group

The Ligures were an Indo-European people who appear to have originated in, and gave their name to, Liguria, a region of north-western Italy. Elements of the Ligures appear to have migrated to other areas of western Europe, including the Iberian peninsula.

Ellipse Plane curve: conic section

In mathematics, an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant. As such, it generalizes a circle, which is the special type of ellipse in which the two focal points are the same. The elongation of an ellipse is measured by its eccentricity e, a number ranging from e = 0 to e = 1.

Menhir Large upright standing stone

A menhir, standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large man-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Menhirs' size can vary considerably, but they are generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top.

During the Roman Age the Sciusa Valley was crossed by Via Julia Augusta and maybe some of the stones of that ancient highway were recycled in oldest buildings of the village. Saint Cipriano church was promoted to parish church before 1356. [3]

Via Julia Augusta

The Via Julia Augusta is the name given to the Roman road formed by the merging of the Via Aemilia Scauri with the Via Postumia. The road runs from Placentia to Arelate, initially westward along the edge of the plain of the River Po to Derthona (Tortona), then southward to the Ligurian coast. There it formed a continuous route westward along the precipitous descent of the Ligurian mountains into the sea. This takes it to Vada Sabatia, Albingaunum (Albenga) and Album Intimilium (Ventimiglia), continuing to La Turbie, where its original terminus was marked by a triumphal arch. Later it was extended, taking a route away from the coast via the valley of the River Laghet, north of Nice and westward to Arles where it joined the Via Domitia.

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Calvisio was a separate comune (municipality) until 1868 when, with Varigotti (which also was an autonomous municipality) requested and obtained to be joined with Final Pia. At the time Calvisio had around 500 inhabitants. [4]

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

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Varigotti Frazione in Liguria, Italy

Varigotti is a frazione (locality) of the comune of Finale Ligure, in Liguria, northern Italy.

Final Pia Quarter of Finale Ligure in Liguria, Italy

Final Pia or Finale Pia is one of three urban forming the Ligurian town of Finale Ligure, near Savona, northern Italy. An independent municipality until 1927, it was later merged with Finale Marina and Finalborgo to form the modern town of Finale Ligure. The village is situated along the Via Aurelia, however, most of the buildings face the banks of the river Sciusa, especially after the big residential development in the postwar period, expansion that has effectively united the center of the inner Finale Pia Calvisio frazione, at about one kilometer from the coast.

It later followed the destiny of Final Pia, which in 1927 was joined to Finale Marina e Finalborgo giving the present-day municipality of Finale Ligure.

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References

  1. ↑ Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, on-line map on geoportale.regione.liguria.it.
  2. 1 2 Carta 1:25.00, Istituto Geografico Militare (on-line:www.pcn.minambiente.it Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine )
  3. ↑ AA..VV.. (2001). Grande regesto delle chiese italiane: La Diocesi di Savona-Noli. Chiesa oggi.
  4. ↑ Garoni, Nicolò Cesare (1870). Codice della Liguria diplomatico storico e giuridico. Genova: Tipografia del r.i. de' sordo-muti. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

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