Savona

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Savona
Sann-a (Ligurian)
Comune di Savona
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Location of Savona
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Savona
Savona (Liguria)
Coordinates: 44°18′29″N08°28′52″E / 44.30806°N 8.48111°E / 44.30806; 8.48111
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Savona (SV)
Frazioni Bosco delle Ninfe, Ciantagalletto, Ciatti, Cimavalle, ConcaVerde, Galleria Ranco, Madonna del Monte, Maschio, Montemoro, Naso di Gatto, San Bartolomeo al Bosco, San Bernardo in Valle, Santuario
Government
  Mayor Marco Russo  [ it ] (PD)
Area
[1]
  Total65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016) [3]
  Total61,345
  Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym Savonesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17100
Dialing code 019
Patron saint Our Lady of Mercy
Saint day18 March
Website Official website
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy. Savona-IMG 1526.JPG
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy.

Savona (Italian: [saˈvoːna] ; Ligurian : Sann-a [ˈsaŋːa] ) [4] is a seaport and comune in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona is the main center of the Italian Riviera.

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One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys.[ citation needed ] 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus.[ citation needed ]

History

Inhabited in ancient times by Ligures tribes, it came under Roman influence in c. 180 BC, after the Punic wars in which the city had been allied to Carthage. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it passed under Lombard rule in 641 AD (being destroyed in the attack), after a short period as an Ostrogoth and then Byzantine possession. Later it recovered as a county seat in the Carolingian Empire. In the 10th century its bishops were Counts of Savona, but later the countship passed to the Marquesses of Montferrat (981) and afterwards to the Marquesses Del Vasto  [ it ] (1084).

After a long struggle against the Saracens, Savona acquired independence in the 11th century, becoming a free municipality allied with the Holy Roman Emperor (similar to a free imperial city). Savona was the center of religious culture (13th to 16th centuries) due to the work of two important monasteries: Dominican and Franciscan. Subsequently, it fought against the Republic of Genoa before being definitively conquered in 1528. The Genoese destroyed the upper town and buried the port. It then shared the fortunes of the Republic of Genoa until Napoleonic times. In 1809 the city received Pope Pius VII, prisoner of Napoleon Bonaparte, for a few years. Between April and mid-May 1800, Austrian forces besieged the city while a small British naval force maintained a blockade; the fortress surrendered on 15 May. Subsequently, Savona was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont (1815). Eventually, it became part of the unified Kingdom of Italy, now a republic.

During the 20th century Savona became a regional industrial hub.

Main sights

Churches

A map showing the expansion of the Municipality of Savona and Republic of Noli during the 1100s and 1200s. Sources are listed in the image's description. Savona and Noli 1100s-1200s.png
A map showing the expansion of the Municipality of Savona and Republic of Noli during the 1100s and 1200s. Sources are listed in the image's description.

Towers and fortress

Palaces and others

Gardens

Geography

The town is situated 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Genoa and circa 150 km (93 mi) (east) of Nice, in France, on the western Italian Riviera, between the Ligurian Sea and the Ligurian Alps.

Climate

Savona has a borderline humid subtropical (Cfa) and Mediterranean climate (Csa).

The average yearly temperature is around 19 °C (66 °F) during the day and 12 °C (54 °F) at night. In the coldest months: January, February and December, the average temperature is 11 °C (52 °F) during the day and 5 °C (41 °F) at night. In the warmest month – July and August – the average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F) during the day and 20 °C (68 °F) at night. Generally, a typical summer season lasts about 4 to 6 months, from May/June to September/October. The daily temperature range is limited, with an average range of about 7 °C (13 °F) between high and low temperatures. Rain occurs mainly in autumn, the summers being generally dry. Sunshine hours total above 2,097 per year, from an average 4 hours of sunshine duration per day in winter to average 9 hours in summer. Savona usually sees snow once or twice per year.

Climate data for Savona
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)10.3
(50.5)
11.6
(52.9)
14.2
(57.6)
17.6
(63.7)
20.9
(69.6)
25.0
(77.0)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
24.7
(76.5)
20.1
(68.2)
14.7
(58.5)
11.6
(52.9)
18.9
(66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.6
(40.3)
5.2
(41.4)
7.6
(45.7)
10.5
(50.9)
13.8
(56.8)
17.3
(63.1)
20.1
(68.2)
20.0
(68.0)
17.6
(63.7)
13.5
(56.3)
8.6
(47.5)
5.8
(42.4)
12.1
(53.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)74
(2.9)
79
(3.1)
94
(3.7)
66
(2.6)
71
(2.8)
41
(1.6)
20
(.8)
48
(1.9)
71
(2.8)
110
(4.2)
97
(3.8)
61
(2.4)
830
(32.6)
Source: Enea [6]

Government

People

Panorama of Savona and Priamar fortress. Fortezza del Priamar dalle alture Savonesi.JPG
Panorama of Savona and Priamar fortress.
Savona, painted by a 19th-century tourist, 1860. DV307 no.84 Savona, Italy Mar 19 1860.png
Savona, painted by a 19th-century tourist, 1860.

Events

Sport

Rari Nantes Savona is an aquatic sports club, mainly known for its professional men's water polo team, which competes uninterruptedly in the Serie A1, the top division of Italian championship, since 1982; the team has been national champion for three times.

Savona FBC is the local association football club, based at the Valerio Bacigalupo Stadium (named after Valerio Bacigalupo). The majority of their history they have oscillated between Serie C and Serie D.

Twin towns and sister cities

Savona is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  2. Elevation above sea level of the casa comunale (town hall), see comune:Savona
  3. Istat
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Sources

Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Savona". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 248–249.

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