Cogoleto

Cogoleto Cogoeuo
Comune
Comune di Cogoleto
Coat of arms
Location of Cogoleto
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Coordinates: 44°23′22″N 8°38′46″E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa (GE)
Frazioni	Lerca, Sciarborasca, Pratozanino
Government
• Mayor	Andrea D'Agostino
Area [1]
• Total	20.36 km^2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	9,119
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Cogoletesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	16016
Dialing code	010
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Saint day	August 10
Website	Official website

Cogoleto (Ligurian: Cogoeuo) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Genova. Its territory extends from the sea to the Ligurian Apennines; it is part of the Natural Regional Park of Monte Beigua.

Multiple 16th-century sources describe Cogoleto as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, although his precise origins remain a matter of dipute.^[3][4][5]

History

The area of Cogoleto is identified in the Roman Peutingerian Table as Hasta, with a bridge (destroyed in World War II by Allied bombings) existing here. The first mention of the town dates to 1039, and in 1091 it was included in Bonifacio del Vasto's Marquisate of Savona. In 1343 it was acquired by the Republic of Genoa.

On April 11, 1800 it was the seat of a battle between the French and Austrian armies. Cogoleto became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815, following its history in the unification of Italy and modern Italian history.

Main sights

• Oratory of St. Lawrence, dating to the 13th century
• Orto Botanico di Villa Beuca, a botanical garden
• Imaginary birthplace of Christopher Columbus

Twin towns

• Ober-Ramstadt, Germany, since 1960
• Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, since 1997
• Olympia, Greece, since 2005
• Saint-André-les-Vergers, France, since 2005

Nature conservation

Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.^[6]

Notable people

Cogoleto is known for the Italian rappers Tedua and Izi.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. (in Spanish) Garibay y Zamalloa, Esteban de. "Compendio historial de las chronicas y universal historia de todos los reynos de España." 1571 (link to 1628 edition), p. 650. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
4. (in Spanish) Castillo, Julián del. "Historia de los Reyes Godos que vinieron de la Scitia de Europa, contra el Imperio Romano, y a España." Por Philippe de Iunta, 1582. p. 143. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
5. (in Spanish) Ballesteros Beretta, Antonio. "Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América" (Volume I). Salvat editores, s.a., 1945. pp. 139–157. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
6. "Comuni del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-02-20.