Sant'Olcese (Ligurian: Sant'Orçeise) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,945 and an area of 21.9 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).[3]
Sant'Olcese
Sant'Orçeise | |
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| Comune di Sant'Olcese | |
 Sant'Olcese | |
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Location of Sant'Olcese  | |
  Sant'Olcese Location of Sant'Olcese in Italy  Sant'Olcese Sant'Olcese (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′N 8°58′E / 44.467°N 8.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Manesseno, Comago, Arvigo, Torrazza, Casanova, Trensasco, Piccarello, Vicomorasso |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 5,945 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santolcesini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16010 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Sant'Olcese contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Manesseno, Comago, Arvigo, Torrazza, Casanova, Trensasco, Piccarello, and Vicomorasso.
At Comago, the Comune holds the Park & c. 1850 Victorian English country house, the Villa Serra.
This house, built by the Marquis F. Orso Serra, an Anglophile, is one of very few Victorian period English country house designs to be found in Italy. [citation needed] The Park is a member of the Great Gardens of Italy Foundation (Grandi Giardini Italiani) [citation needed] and is open to the public.
Sant'Olcese borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Montoggio, Serra Riccò.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns — sister cities
editSant'Olcese is twinned with:
Martorelles, Spain (2002)
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.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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