Spotorno (Ligurian: Spoturnu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Savona. Today the town is an important holiday center of Riviera delle Palme, but in the past fishing and trade were the main economic activities together with the shipyards along the coast which were pretty famous for the building of brigantines.
Spotorno
Ligurian: Spoturnu | |
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| Comune di Spotorno | |
 Spotorno | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spotorno  | |
  Spotorno Location of Spotorno in Italy  Spotorno Spotorno (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′36″N 8°25′00″E / 44.22667°N 8.41667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Savona (SV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mattia Fiorini (Civic list) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,786 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Spotornese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17028 |
| Dialing code | 019 |
| Website | Official website |
Spotorno borders the following municipalities: Bergeggi, Noli, Vado Ligure, and Vezzi Portio.
Twin towns
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Bad Dürrheim, Germany
Høje-Taastrup
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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