Vallebona

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Vallebona
Valebona
Comune
Comune di Vallebona

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Vallebona
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Vallebona
Location of Vallebona in Italy
Coordinates: 43°49′N7°40′E / 43.817°N 7.667°E / 43.817; 7.667 Coordinates: 43°49′N7°40′E / 43.817°N 7.667°E / 43.817; 7.667
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Imperia (IM)
Government
 • Mayor Roberta Guglielmi
Area
 • Total 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Elevation 149 m (489 ft)
Population (31 December 2015) [1]
 • Total 1,310
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vallebonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code18012
Dialing code 0184
Website Official website

Vallebona (Ligurian :Valebona [2] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Imperia. Vallebona borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Ospedaletti, Perinaldo, San Biagio della Cima, Seborga, Soldano, and Vallecrosia.

Ligurian (Romance language) Gallo-Romance language

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History

On 20 April 1686, the representants of eight villages, Camporosso, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, San Biagio della Cima, Sasso, Soldano, Borghetto San Nicolò and Bordighera had a meeting in order to build what they called "Magnifica Comunità degli Otto Luoghi", which can be translated as: "The magnificent community of the eight villages". Their goal was to gain independence from the nearby rival city of Ventimiglia. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
  3. ↑ Gandolfo, Andrea (2005). La provincia di Imperia: storia, arti, tradizioni. 1. Blu edizioni.


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