Noli

Noli
Nöi
Comune
Comune di Noli

Coat of arms
Noli
Location of Noli in Italy
Coordinates: 44°12′22″N 8°24′48″E / 44.20611°N 8.41333°E / 44.20611; 8.41333[1]
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Savona (SV)
Frazioni Tosse, Voze
Area
 • Total 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
 • Total 2,861
 • Density 300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Nolesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 17026
Dialing code 019
Patron saint Eugenius of Carthage
Saint day Second Sunday of July
Website Official website

Noli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnɔːli]; Ligurian: Nöi [ˈnɔːi]) is a coast comune of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona, it is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Genoa by rail, about 4 metres (13 ft) above sea-level. The origin of the name may come from Neapolis, meaning "new city" in Greek.

Geography

The bounding communes of Noli are Finale Ligure, Spotorno and Vezzi Portio.

History

The name Noli, testified in the form Naboli in the oldest documents (between 1004 and 1005), certainly derives from a form of Neapolis which means "new city" in clear Byzantine Greek (same etymology as for Naples).

The Republic of Noli was an independent republic from 1193 until 1797. In 1239 it became seat of a bishop; later on the diocese was united with that of Savona as the Diocese of Savona-Noli. The Napoleonic invasion in 1797 put an end to Noli's sovereignty.

Main sights

  • Romanesque basilica of S. Paragorio (11th century)
  • Household and annexed Tower (14th-15th century)
  • Tower and Gate Papone (13th-14th centuries)
  • Tower of Four Sides.

Twin towns — sister cities

Noli is twinned with:

Personalities

  • António de Noli, Italian nobleman and explorer, discoverer of some Guinea territories and Cape Verde islands on behalf of the Portuguese crown.[2] Born in Genoa 1419, "family with origins in Noli or the Castle of Noli".[3]

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noli". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 734.
  1. ↑ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  2. ↑ Joao de Barros wrote on the Italian navigator: "Di natione genovese, et di sangue nobile, che per alcuni dispiaceri che hebbe nella patria sua se ne venne in questo regno con due navi”. Barros, João. "L’Asia", Dec. I. lib. 2. cap. I. Republished by Vincenzo Valgrisio, Venice, 1562
  3. ↑ According to Della Cella manuscripts "Perittissimo piloto Genovese"; on the family "l’origine si puo supponere dalla piccola Città o Castello di Noli”. Della Cella, "Famiglie Di Genova. Antiche, e moderne, estinte, e viventi, nobili, e populari". Parte II, D.E.F.G.I.L.M.N.O./ MDCCLXXXIII. Page 293

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