Bogliasco

Bogliasco
Comune
Comune di Bogliasco
Coat of arms
Bogliasco Location of Bogliasco in Italy
Coordinates: 44°23′N 9°4′E / 44.383°N 9.067°E / 44.383; 9.067Coordinates: 44°23′N 9°4′E / 44.383°N 9.067°E / 44.383; 9.067
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province / Metropolitan city	Genoa (GE)
Frazioni	Poggio, San Bernardo, Sessarego
Government
• Mayor	Gianluigi Brisca
Area
• Total	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (31 December 2011)
• Total	4,515
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bogliaschini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	16031
Dialing code	010
Patron saint	Madonna del Carmine
Saint day	July 16
Website	Official website

Bogliasco is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Genoa. Together with the comuni of Camogli, Recco, Pieve Ligure and Sori, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.

The municipality of Bogliasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Poggio, S.Bernardo, and Sessarego.

Bogliasco borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Pieve Ligure, and Sori.

As recent archaeological findings proved, the area of Bogliasco was inhabited since Paleolithic and Mesolithic times; the Romans built a bridge here (the current structure dates to the 13th century AD). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine and Lombard domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian galleys in 1432.

After the French domination, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

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