Tiglieto (Ligurian: Tijê, Orbasco dialect: Muncaru) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 52 kilometres (32 mi) northwest of Genoa.
Tiglieto | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Tiglieto | |
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tiglieto  | |
  Tiglieto Location of Tiglieto in Italy  Tiglieto Tiglieto (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°32′N 8°37′E / 44.533°N 8.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Acquabuona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgio Leoncini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 546 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tiglietesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16010 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Saint day | August 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Tiglieto borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Masone, Molare, Ponzone, Rossiglione, Sassello, Urbe.
History
editIn 1120 Tiglieto Abbey (Badia di Tiglieto) was the first Cistercian monastery to be founded in Italy. Its monks went on to found Staffarda Abbey, near Saluzzo, and Casanova Abbey.
Main sights
editPart of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[3]
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.
- ^ "Comuni del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
External links
edit
 | This Liguria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |