| Casarza Ligure Casersa | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Casarza Ligure | |
Casarza Ligure | |
  Casarza Ligure Location of Casarza Ligure in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°16′N9°26′E / 44.267°N 9.433°E Coordinates: 44°16′N9°26′E / 44.267°N 9.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Bargonasco, Bargone, Cardini, Massasco, Verici |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Muzio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 6,276 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Casarzesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 16030 |
| Dialing code | 0185 |
| Website | Official website |
Casarza Ligure (Ligurian :Casersa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,276 and an area of 27.4 square kilometres (10.6 sq mi). [1]
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.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Genoa was a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It was replaced by Metropolitan City of Genoa.
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The municipality of Casarza Ligure contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bargonasco, Bargone, Cardini, Massasco, and Verici.
"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.
Casarza Ligure borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Chiavarese, Maissana, Moneglia, Ne, Sestri Levante.
Castiglione Chiavarese is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Genoa.
Maissana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Genoa and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of La Spezia.
Moneglia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Genoa. It is a tourist resort on the Riviera di Levante. In 2012 it was added to the list of "I borghi più belli d'Italia".
