Recco

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Recco
Città di Recco
Flag of Recco
Coat of arms of Recco
Location of Recco
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16036
Dialing code0185
Patron saintSan Giovanni Bono
Saint day10 January and 8 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Recco (Latin: Ricina / Recina) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy.

Recco is home to the September 8

waterpolo team in Italy, and among the best in Europe, Pro Recco
.

History

Historically, Recco was populated by the Casmoriti, part of the Ligurian family. Later, it was conquered by the Romans who founded this ancient town, and gave the town the name of Recina or Ricina. At one point in time, it served as a Roman castrum (camp) on the Via Aurelia.[3]

In 1943, during

Allies, destroying the railway and severely damaging the town and about 80% of the town's infrastructure. "The town of Recco in Genoa province, a target because of its viaduct, had lost 90 percent of its buildings and 127 inhabitants"[4] It was rebuilt in the late forties and early 1950s.[5]

Sport

The city is home to the water polo team Pro Recco, winner of winner of 34 championships (the first in 1959, the last in 2022) in the Italian Serie A1, 16 Italian Cups, 10 LEN Champions League Cups and 8 LEN Super Cups. It is also the only Italian team for five times to have won the grand slam (Championship, Italian Cup, Champions Cup, European Super Cup).[6]

Cuisine

Recco is known for its

PGI
status for the recipe.

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Istat
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  3. ^ "About Liguria - Visit Recco". www.aboutliguria.com.
  4. – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Il bombardamento del ponte Recco" [The bombardamento of Recco Bridge]. www.webuildvalue.com. September 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "La Pro Recco vince la Supercoppa europea e fa il pieno di trofei per la quinta volta". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "FOCACCIA DI RECCO COL FORMAGGIO IGP ~ Ricetta Ufficiale". 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Focaccia al Formaggio di Recco". www.ricettedi.it.



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