Chiavari
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Chiavari
Ciävai ( Ligurian) | |
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Comune di Chiavari | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 16043 |
Dialing code | 0185 |
Website | Official website |
Chiavari (Italian pronunciation:
History
Pre-Roman and Roman Era
A pre-Roman necropolis, which dates from the 8th to 7th century BC, has been uncovered in the area where Chiavari is located now.[4] Chiavari grew up on the traces of a Roman camp on the Via Aurelia.
Medieval Era
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The cathedral was rebuilt in 1613. Famous as a center of humanism, Chiavari has a public library with a collection of manuscripts and
19th century
From 1805 to 1814, Chiavari served as the capital of the short-lived Apennins Departments of France of the First French Empire. Chiavari is the home of the Chiavari chair designed in 1807 by a local, Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi. The chair was a success and led to the opening of many factories in Chiavari and surrounding towns.
Chiavari railway station was opened in 1868; it provides an underground passageway between the town centre and the beachside promenades.
20th century
The Colonia Fara building was built in 1935 during the
Sports
In 2014, the local football team Virtus Entella were promoted to the Italian Serie B for the first time in their history. They were relegated back to the third tier in 2018.
Notable people
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 118.
- ^ An advanced civilization and a cosmological city could be present at the time of the necropolis.
External links
Media related to Chiavari at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .