Perinaldo
Perinaldo
Preinoud | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Perinaldo | |
 The village of Perinaldo in Autumn. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Perinaldo  | |
  Perinaldo Location of Perinaldo in Italy  Perinaldo Perinaldo (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′N 7°40′E / 43.850°N 7.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Imperia (IM) |
| Frazioni | Negi, Suseneo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrizia Guglielmi |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2007)[2] | |
• Total | 918 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Perinaldesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18032 |
| Dialing code | 0184 |
| Website | Official website |
Perinaldo (Ligurian: Preinoud[3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Imperia.
It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4] It is the birthplace of the 17th-century Italian naturalised French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
Main sights
[edit]- Parish church of San Nicola da Bari, built in 1489. It houses a 15th-century wooden crucifix.
- Church of Sant'Antonio abate (1590–1600)
- Sanctuary of the Visitation (17th century)
- Astronomical observatory
Twin towns
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Tourves, France, since 1993
Buey Arriba, Cuba
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.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910–2002). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
- ^ "Liguria" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
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