Cogoleto

Cogoleto
Cogoleto; Cogoeuo
	Comune
	Comune di Cogoleto
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cogoleto
	Cogoleto Location of Cogoleto in Italy Cogoleto Cogoleto (Liguria)
	Coordinates: 44°23′22″N 8°38′46″E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa (GE)
Frazioni	Lerca, Sciarborasca, Pratozanino
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Cavelli
Area [1]
• Total	20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	9,119
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cogoletesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	16016
Dialing code	010
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Saint day	August 10
Website	Official website

Cogoleto (Ligurian: Cogoeuo) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Genoa. Its territory extends from the sea to the Ligurian Apennines; it is part of the Natural Regional Park of Monte Beigua.

Cogoleto is also known for the Italian trapper Tedua.

History

The area of Cogoleto is identified in the Roman Peutingerian Table as Hasta, with a bridge (destroyed in World War II by Allied bombings) existing here. The first mention of the town dates to 1039, and in 1091 it was included in Bonifacio del Vasto's Marquisate of Savona. In 1343 it was acquired by the Republic of Genoa.

On April 11, 1800 it was the seat of a battle between the French and Austrian armies. Cogoleto became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815, following its history in the unification of Italy and modern Italian history.

Main sights

Oratory of St. Lawrence, dating to the 13th century
Orto Botanico di Villa Beuca, a botanical garden
Birthplace of Christopher Columbus

Twin towns

Ober-Ramstadt, Germany, since 1960
Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, since 1997
Olympia, Greece, since 2005
Saint-André-les-Vergers, France, since 2005

Nature conservation

Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[3]

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
"Comuni del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[par2-3] "Comuni del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-02-20.