Noli
| Noli | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Noli | ||
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  Noli Location of Noli in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 44°12′22″N 8°24′48″E / 44.20611°N 8.41333°E[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 | Nolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 17026 | |
| Dialing code | 019 | |
| Patron saint | Sant'Eugenio | |
| Saint day | Second Sunday of July | |
| Website | Official website | |
Noli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnoːli]; Ligurian Nöi [ˈnøːi]) 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 in the 1004 and 1005 certainly derives from a form of "neapolis" which means "new city" in clear Greek-Byzantine.
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:
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Langenargen, Germany (2005)
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). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
External links
Media related to Noli at Wikimedia Commons
- (Italian) Photographs of Noli
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