Liguria 71864 222980808 2008-07-02T00:50:54Z Numbo3-bot 7118326 robot Adding: [[qu:Liguria]] {{coor dms|44|27|20|N|8|44|5|E|type:adm1st(1610134)|region:IT}} {{Infobox Region of Italy | name = Liguria | fullname = Regione Liguria | isocode = &nbsp; | capital = [[Genoa]] ([[Genova]]) | status = [[Regions of Italy|Region]] | governor = Claudio Burlando<br>(''[[Democrats of the Left|DS]]''-''[[The Union (political coalition)|Union]]'') | province = 4 | municipality = 235 | arearank = 18th | area = 5,420 | areapercent = 1.8 | population_as_of = 2006 est. | populationrank = 12th | population = 1,610,134 | populationpercent = 2.7 | populationdensity = 297 | coatofarms = [[Image:Flag of Liguria.svg|200px]] | map = [[Image:Italy Regions Liguria Map.png]] | }} '''Liguria''' is a coastal [[Regions of Italy|region]] of north-western [[Italy]], the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is [[Genoa]]. ==Geography== Liguria borders [[France]] to the west, [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]] to the north, and [[Emilia-Romagna]] and [[Tuscany]] to the east. It lies on the [[Ligurian Sea]]. The coastal strip forms the [[Italian Riviera]]; further inland are the Ligurian [[Alps]], on the west, and the Ligurian [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]] on the east. It is noticeable that, despite the high population density, woods cover half of the total area. The Ligurian coast enjoys a typical [[mediterranean climate]], compared to the semi-[[continental climate]] of the [[Po]] valley to the north; in January, Genoa records an average temperature of about 8-10°C, with no frost, which can occur only in the mountainous interior. Summer averages about 25-30°C. Rainfall can be very abundant at times; mountains very close to the coast create an [[orographic]] effect, so Genoa can see up to 2000 mm of rain in a year; other areas instead show the normal values of the Mediterranean area (500-800 mm). Liguria is divided into four provinces: [[Image:Liguria Provinces.png|350px|Provinces of Liguria.]] *[[Province of Genoa|Genoa (Genova)]] *[[Province of Imperia|Imperia]] *[[Province of La Spezia|La Spezia]] *[[Province of Savona|Savona]] ==History== [[Image:Portofino harbor right.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Portofino]] harbour]] [[Image:Genova porto-IMG 2531.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The port of [[Genoa]]]] ''Liguria'' is a very old name, dating back to pre-[[ancient Rome|Roman]] times. Ancient [[Ligures]] settled the Mediterranean coast from [[Rhône River|Rhône]] to [[Arno river|Arno]], but later Gallic migration mixed and produced the Gallo-Ligurian culture. The region was officially subdued and colonised by the [[Roman Republic]] during the [[2nd century BC]]. During the [[Middle Ages]], Genoa gradually gained control of most of Liguria, which shared most of the city's history, and, with a few breaks in the 15th and early 16th century when the area was under either [[Duchy of Milan|Milanese]] or [[France|French]] control, the [[Republic of Genoa]] ruled the area until 1796, when the French Revolutionary general [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] reorganized the area into the [[Ligurian Republic]]. The Ligurian Republic proved short-lived, however, and was annexed by France in 1805. Following the end of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] in 1815, the area was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]. ==Economy== The Ligurian economy is based on tourism, olive oil production, winemaking, fisheries, and a different industrial sectors (yacht construction and maintenance, cruise liner building, military shipyards, glass- and ceramics-making, slate extraction and manufacturing, railroad carriage and locomotive building, oil refineries, aviation) mainly concentrated in [[Genoa]] and the [[Province of Savona]]. Steel, once a major industry in the 50s and 60s is being phased out after the late 70s and 80s crisis, as Italy is moving away from heavy industry to pursue more technologically advanced "light" industrial revolutions. ==Politics== In [[Medieval]] and [[Renaissance]] times the then city states of Liguria were controlled by merchant families. Genoa was then run by the powerful merchant families, prominently the [[Adorno (family)|Adorno]] and the [[Campofregoso]]. ==Demographics== [[Image:Skyline complesso wtc di genova.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Genoa World Trade Center. After two decades of economic and demographic decline due to an obsolete heavy industry based economy, from the 90s Genoa has completed her transition to the service industry.]] Due to a severe economic crisis in the '80s and '90s Liguria lost 200,000 inhabitants, but after the economic recovery in the late '90s the region has attracted consistent fluxes of immigrants. As of 2006, the Italian national institute of statistics, ISTAT, estimated that 65,994 foreign-born immigrants live in Liguria, equal to 4.1% of the total regional population. Towns of Liguria with a population of 50,000 or more: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Commune ! Population (2006 est.) |- | [[Genoa]] | 620,316 |- | [[La Spezia]] | 94,263 |- | [[Savona]] | 61,766 |- | [[Sanremo]] | 57,120 |} ==Image gallery== <gallery> Image:Panorama di Genova (Matitone).jpg|<center>Genova</center> Image:La Spezia.jpg|<center>La Spezia</center> Image:Savona-harbour01.jpg|<center>Savona</center> Image:Imperia Porto Maurizio BMK.jpg|<center>Imperia (Porto Maurizio)</center> </gallery> == External links == {{sisterlinks|Liguria}} * [http://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia in Ligurian language] * [http://www.regione.liguria.it/ Official Region website] * [http://www.liguriainrete.it Official website of the Ligurian regional government] * [http://www.italy-weather-and-maps.com/maps/italy/liguria.gif Map of Liguria] * [http://www.provincia.sp.it Official website of the Province of La Spezia, In Italian] * [http://www.metediliguria.com/ Consorzio Mete di Liguria] * [http://www.aeroportodigenova.com/en/home/pag.php?sez=what_to_see Genoa Airport] * [http://www.iit.it IIT - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia] * {{wikitravel}} {{Regions of Italy}} [[Category:Liguria|*]] [[Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union]] [[Category:Wine regions of Italy]] {{Link FA|it}} [[af:Ligurië]] [[ar:ليغوريا]] [[an:Liguria]] [[frp:Ligurie]] [[bs:Ligurija]] [[br:Liguria (Rannvro)]] [[bg:Лигурия]] [[ca:Ligúria]] [[cs:Ligurie]] [[co:Liguria]] [[cy:Liguria]] [[da:Liguria]] [[de:Ligurien]] [[et:Liguuria]] [[eml:Ligûria]] [[es:Liguria]] [[eo:Ligurujo]] [[eu:Liguria]] [[fa:لیگوریا]] [[fr:Ligurie]] [[fy:Ligurje]] [[fur:Ligurie]] [[ga:Liguria]] [[gl:Liguria]] [[ko:리구리아 주]] [[hr:Ligurija]] [[io:Liguria]] [[id:Liguria]] [[ia:Liguria]] [[is:Lígúría]] [[it:Liguria]] [[he:ליגוריה]] [[jv:Liguria]] [[pam:Liguria]] [[ka:ლიგურია]] [[kw:Liguri]] [[lad:Liguria]] [[la:Liguria]] [[lv:Ligūrija]] [[lt:Ligūrija]] [[lij:Liguria]] [[lmo:Ligüria]] [[hu:Liguria]] [[nl:Ligurië]] [[ja:リグーリア州]] [[nap:Liguria]] [[no:Liguria]] [[nn:Liguria]] [[oc:Ligúria]] [[pms:Liguria]] [[pl:Liguria]] [[pt:Ligúria]] [[ro:Liguria]] [[qu:Liguria]] [[ru:Лигурия]] [[scn:Liguria]] [[simple:Liguria]] [[sk:Ligúria]] [[sl:Ligurija]] [[sr:Лигурија]] [[sh:Ligurija]] [[fi:Liguria]] [[sv:Ligurien]] [[tr:Ligurya]] [[uk:Лігурія]] [[ur:لیگوریا]] [[vec:Łiguria]] [[zh:利古里亞]]