Tiglieto

Comune in Liguria, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Tiglieto

44°32′N 8°37′E / 44.533°N 8.617°E / 44.533; 8.617CountryItalyRegionLiguriaMetropolitan city Genoa (GE)FrazioniAcquabuonaGovernment

• MayorGiorgio LeonciniArea

^[1]

• Total24.5 km² (9.5 sq mi)Elevation

500 m (1,600 ft)Population

(31 December 2015)^[2]

• Total546 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)DemonymTiglietesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

16010

Dialing code010Patron saintAssumption of MarySaint dayAugust 15WebsiteOfficial website

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 borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Masone, Molare, Ponzone, Rossiglione, Sassello, Urbe.

History

In 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

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". 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.