Pietra Ligure

Comune in Liguria, Italy

Location of Pietra Ligure

44°9′N 8°18′E / 44.150°N 8.300°E / 44.150; 8.300CountryItalyRegionLiguriaProvinceSavona (SV)FrazioniRanziGovernment

• MayorLuigi De VincenziArea

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• Total9.88 km² (3.81 sq mi)Elevation

3 m (10 ft)Population

(31 May 2022)^[2]

• Total8,277 • Density840/km² (2,200/sq mi)DemonymPietresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

17027

Dialing code019WebsiteOfficial website

Pietra Ligure (Ligurian: A Prïa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Savona. It is mainly a touristic city.

Pietra Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borgio Verezzi, Giustenice, Loano, and Tovo San Giacomo.

Twin towns — sister cities

Pietra Ligure is twinned with:

Offenburg, Germany, since 2007

History

Pietra Ligure is named after its castle, Castrum et Oppidum Petrae, il "castello di pietra" (stone castle), built between the 7th and 8th century.

References

^ "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.