Camporosso (Ligurian: Campurussu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Imperia.
Camporosso | |
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| Città di Camporosso | |
 Camporosso beach | |
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Location of Camporosso  | |
  Camporosso Location of Camporosso in Italy  Camporosso Camporosso (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′N 7°38′E / 43.817°N 7.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Imperia (IM) |
| Frazioni | Balloi, Brunetti, Ciaixe, Magauda, San Giacomo, Trinità |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Davide Gibelli |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,602 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Comporossini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18033 |
| Dialing code | +39 0184 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | 20 January |
| Website | Official website |
Camporosso borders the following municipalities: Dolceacqua, San Biagio della Cima, Vallecrosia, and Ventimiglia.
History
editOn 21 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]
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Gandolfo, Andrea (2005). La provincia di Imperia: storia, arti, tradizioni. Vol. 1. Blu edizioni.
External links
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- Official website
- more info about Camporosso (in English)
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