Ceriale
| Ceriale | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Ceriale | |
Piazza della Vittoria
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 Ceriale
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| Coordinates: 44°5′N 8°14′E / 44.083°N 8.233°ECoordinates: 44°5′N 8°14′E / 44.083°N 8.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Savona (SV) |
| Frazioni | Peagna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ennio Fazio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 5,765 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cerialesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 17023 |
| Dialing code | 0182 |
| Website | Official website |
Ceriale (Ligurian: O Çejâ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Savona. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 5,765 and an area of 11.2 square kilometres (4.3 sq mi).
The municipality of Ceriale contains the frazione (subdivision) Peagna.
Ceriale borders the following municipalities: Albenga, Balestrino, Borghetto Santo Spirito, Cisano sul Neva, and Toirano.
The town is located in the Riviera of Ponente, east of the plain of Albenga, on the slopes of Mount Croce, elevation 541 metres (1,775 ft).
The village, an already ancient territorial dominion of the bishop of Albenga, passed in the 14th century to the Government of the Republic of Genoa. During the Middle Ages the nearby village of Capriolo was abandoned, according to local sources, as a result of an invasion of ants. Following the frequent incursions of the pirates Saracens on the Ligurian coast, a circular bastion was built adjacent to the beach in 1563, but, although the structure was adjacent to the sea, the town was attacked by Barbary pirates in 1637. The village suffered a damaging and looting, and the homes burned. Along with other towns of the Ligurian Riviera, in 1764 Ceriale participated in an uprising against Genoa and its Republic, against the heavy tax burdens. It therefore became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815, with the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte; and, in 1861, of the Kingdom of Italy. From 1973 until 31 December 2008 Ceriale was part of Ingauna Mountain Community, which was terminated by the Liguria Regional Law Number 23, 29 December 2010.
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