Camporosso

Comune in Liguria, Italy

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Location of Camporosso

43°49′N 7°38′E / 43.817°N 7.633°E / 43.817; 7.633CountryItalyRegionLiguriaProvinceImperia (IM)FrazioniBalloi, Brunetti, Ciaixe, Magauda, San Giacomo, TrinitàGovernment

• MayorDavide GibelliArea

^[1]

• Total17.6 km² (6.8 sq mi)Elevation

25 m (82 ft)Population

(28 February 2017)^[2]

• Total5,602 • Density320/km² (820/sq mi)DemonymComporossiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

18033

Dialing code+39 0184Patron saintSt. SebastianSaint day20 JanuaryWebsiteOfficial website

Camporosso (Ligurian: Campurussu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Imperia.

Camporosso borders the following municipalities: Dolceacqua, San Biagio della Cima, Vallecrosia, and Ventimiglia.

History

On 21 April 1686, the representants of eight villages, Camporosso, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, San Biagio della Cima, Sasso, Soldano, Borghetto San Nicolò and Bordighera had a meeting in order to build what they called "Magnifica Comunità degli Otto Luoghi", which can be translated as: "The magnificent community of the eight villages". Their goal was to gain independence from the nearby rival city of Ventimiglia.^[3]

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.
^ Gandolfo, Andrea (2005). La provincia di Imperia: storia, arti, tradizioni. Vol. 1. Blu edizioni.