Imperia
Imperia
Inpêia ( Ligurian) | |
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Città di Imperia | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 18100 |
Dialing code | 0183 |
Patron saint | Leonard of Port Maurice, Saint John (Oneglia) |
Saint day | 26 November |
Website | Official website |
Imperia (pronounced
Imperia is well known for the
History
The name of Oneglia may have its roots in the pre-Roman settlement of Pagus Unelia, on the hill of Castelvecchio, which was probably one of the sex oppida of the
Porto Maurizio was a Roman settlement, Portus Maurici, which, though named in the brief maritime itinerary appended to the
Mussolini created the city of Imperia on 21 October 1923 by the union of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia and the surrounding village communes of Piani, Caramagna Ligure, Castelvecchio di Santa Maria Maggiore, Borgo Sant'Agata, Costa d'Oneglia, Poggi, Torrazza, Moltedo and Montegrazie.
Economy
The economy of Imperia is based on tourism, food industry (olive oil and pasta), a specialized agriculture (olive groves and flowers in greenhouses) and on trading and harbour activities. The seaside tourism represents an important aspect of the economy of Imperia.
Geography
Imperia consists of the two historical districts of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia, which lie on either side of the River Impero that gives its name to the city.
Porto Maurizio is situated on a peninsula to the west of the river, stretching along the coastline. It is the more colourful and wealthy district of the city, threaded by narrow lanes known as carrugi, and its economy centers on the tourist industry. It was a possession of Genoa from the 13th century.
Oneglia (Inéja in Ligurian) lies on an alluvial plain to the east of the Impero, and with its working port is the more modern and industrial of the two districts. At its centre lies Dante Square, from which radiate some of the principal roads of the city.
Climate
Imperia experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
Climate data for Imperia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81 (3.2) |
76 (3.0) |
71 (2.8) |
48 (1.9) |
48 (1.9) |
33 (1.3) |
13 (.5) |
33 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
79 (3.1) |
99 (3.9) |
61 (2.4) |
690 (27.2) |
Source: Enea[7] |
Notable sights
Porto Maurizio
- The classical Cathedral of San Maurizio, built between 1781 and 1832 by Gaetano Cantoni, is the largest church in Liguria. (www.parrocchiasanmaurizio.it)
- Old Town, called Parasio.
- Convent of Santa Chiara. First established in 1365, the existing structure dates from 1741.
- There is a small Naval Museum in the town.
Oneglia
- Museo dell' Olivo (The Museum of the Olive)
- Villa Grock, built for the clown Grock (1880–1959)
- Church of San Giovanni Battista, built in 1739–62.
- Calata Giovanni Battista Cuneo, a historic quay lined with restaurants
- The historic Palazzo Municipale in Piazza Danta
Montegrazie
- Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
- Shrine of Nostra Signora delle Grazie
Transport
Imperia is served by the Autostrada A10 motorway, also known as L'Autostrada dei Fiori which runs along the Ligurian coast between Genoa and Ventimiglia on the French border. The road crosses the city via a series of high viaducts and mountain tunnels over the valley. Two junctions serve the city, one in the west close to Porto Maurizio, and another in the east above Oneglia. The A10 also forms part of European route E80.
Bus services across the Province of Imperia are operated by the public transport body Riviera Trasporti (RT).[8]
The
Famous residents
Natives of Imperia:
- Gaetano Amadeo (1824–1893), organist and composer
- Edmondo de Amicis(1846–1908), writer and journalist
- Carlo Amoretti (1741–1816), ecclesiastic and writer
- Maria Amoretti (1756–1787), lawyer
- Pellegrino Amoretti,[3] assistant secretary to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Domingo Belgrano (1730–1795), politician
- Luciano Berio (1925–2003), composer
- Andrea Doria (1466–1560), statesman and admiral
- Renato Dulbecco (1914-2012), Italian–American virologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Luca Fiuzzi (1984), football player
- Saint Leonard of Port Maurice
- Francesco Moraldo, "Creppo di Triora" (1906–2001), Righteous Among the Nations in 1999
- Alessandro Natta (1918–2001), politician
- Giulio Natta (1903–1979), chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1963
- Giovan Pietro Vieusseux (1779–1863), writer and publisher it:Giovan Pietro Vieusseux
Others:
- Grock (1880-1959), entertainer
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Imperia is
- Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 123–124.
- ^ Noted in William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, vol 2 1873:187, s.v. "Liguria"
- ^ "Portus Maurici, dessen Name auf christliche Zeitalter hindeutet" (Konrad Mannert, Geographie der Griechen und Römen aus Ihren Schriften, Volume 9, Part 1 Book 3, 1823:276); Domenico Anfossi, De sacrarum reliquiarum cultu (1610) suggests a deformation of Maurorum Portus in a passage quoted extensively in Giuseppe Figari, Saggi cronologici della città del Porto-Maurizio 1810:13.
- ^ An earlier notice in the continuator of Caffaro's annals of Genoa, under the year 1204 and other years, is mentioned in Peter Wesseling's notices of the Antonine Itinerary, Vetera Romanorum itineraria, sive Antonini Augusti itinerarium (Amsterdam 1735:502) s.v. "Portus Maurici".
- ^ "Imperia weather averages". Enea. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Profilo e storia della Riviera Trasporti" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Treni, iniziata l'era del raddoppio Andora-San Lorenzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ISBN 9781841624730.
- ^ "Town Twinning Agreements". Municipalidad de Rosario - Buenos Aires 711. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
- City of Imperia website (in Italian)
- Province of Imperia website (in Italian)
- Imperia Mare Association website (in Italian, English, and French)
- Museo dell' Olivo website (in Italian, English, German, and French)