Oneglia

For a person with the surname Oneglia, see Erasmo Oneglia.

Oneglia

Imperia Oneglia railway station, 2010

Oneglia (Italian: [oˈneʎʎa] ; Ligurian : Inêia or Ineja; Occitan : Onelha; French : Oneille) is a former town on the Ligurian coast in northern Italy, in 1923 joined to Porto Maurizio to form the municipality of Imperia. The name is still used for the suburb. ^[1]

The Imperia Oneglia railway station was closed in 2016, due to the new organization of the city, which provides a new station in the middle core of the city of Imperia, to make the connection between Porto Maurizio and Oneglia easier.

History

Oneglia became a papal domain in the 8th century after the Lombards transferred control of the town to the pope. ^[1] Oneglia suffered from a Muslim attack during this time. ^[1] However, it later recovered as the town of Ripa Uneliae, and was governed by the bishop of Albenga. ^[1] The Doria Family purchased Oneglia and Porto Maurizio in 1298. ^[1] The Dorias ruled the town until the 16th century (there were some brief interludes in which the Doria did not rule the town during this time). ^[1] One of the Dorias, Andrea Doria, was born in Oneglia in 1466. ^[1]

In 1576, Oneglia became part of the domain of the House of Savoy. ^[1] The Savoyards attempted to develop Oneglia as a major port ^[1] and the Savoyards and Genoese struggled for control of Oneglia during the Second Genoese-Savoyard War. ^[2] Oneglia resisted Napoleon during his invasion of Italy. ^[1] As a reward, it was made seat of the province in 1814 but in 1860 became part of the province of Porto Maurizio until 1923. ^[1]

In the early 1930s, the area of the city now hosting the new train station was the heart of Liguria's economy, due to important oil routes crossing it.

Notable residents

• Filippo Berio (1828–1894), olive oil connoisseur
• Luciano Berio (1925–2003), composer ^[3]
• Grock (1880–1959), Swiss clown, who built Villa Grock here

References

1. Roy Palmer Domenico, The regions of Italy: a reference guide to history and culture (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002), 165
2. Edmund Ludlow, The memoirs of Edmund Ludlow, lieutenant-general of the horse in the army of the commonwealth of England, 1625-1672, Volume 2. Editor: Charles Harding Firth (Clarendon Press, 1894), 438n.
3. "Biography | Centro Studi Luciano Berio - Luciano Berio's Official Website".

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