Moneglia
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Province of Genoa (GE) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Area | 15.4 km² (6 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 2,804 |
| - Density | 182/km² (471/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | monegliesi |
| Dialing code | 0185 |
| Postal code | 16030 |
| Frazioni | Bracco, Lemeglio, San Saturnino |
| Website: www.comune.moneglia.ge.it | |
Moneglia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km southeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,804 and an area of 15.4 km².[1]
The municipality of Moneglia contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bracco, Lemeglio, and San Saturnino.
Moneglia borders the following municipalities: Casarza Ligure, Castiglione Chiavarese, Deiva Marina, Sestri Levante.
The town is a typical enchanting Riviera resort that is perhaps beyond its heyday.
Out of season it is very quiet and a great alternative to the very expensive and more crowded towns along this delightful coast.
Moneglia's main road links to the "outside world" are via a long series of ancient tunnels through which the flow of vehicles is controlled by traffic lights.
This means that drivers can face a wait of up to twenty minutes before they get a green light to proceed.
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- Among some of the most illustrious citizens born here , there is Nicolo Caveri (also Canerio) who draw in 1502 a map of the "New world", discovered 10 years before by Cristoforo Colombo: the map is now held at Musee hydrographique de la Marine in Paris.
- Raimondo Spiazzi OP (1918-2002) was a Catholic Italian theologian advisor to Pius XII and mariologist was born in Moneglia.
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