Ventimiglia, Italy
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| Città di Ventimiglia | ||
Panorama of Ventimiglia
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| Coordinates: 43°47′25″N 7°36′30″E / 43.79028°N 7.60833°ECoordinates: 43°47′25″N 7°36′30″E / 43.79028°N 7.60833°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Liguria | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Imperia (IM) | |
| Frazioni | Grimaldi, Mortola Inferiore, Mortola Superiore (i Ciotti), Latte, Carletti, Sealza, Sant'Antonio, Villatella, Ville, Calandri, San Lorenzo, San Bernardo, Seglia, Bevera, Calvo, San Pancrazio, Torri, Varase, Roverino, Porra, Trucco, Verrandi | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Enrico Ioculano (Since June 8, 2014) (PD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | |
| Population (30 April 2009) | ||
| • Total | 25,763 | |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Ventimigliesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 18039 | |
| Dialing code | 0184 | |
| Patron saint | San Secondo | |
| Saint day | 26 August | |
| Website | Official website | |
Ventimiglia (Italian: Ventimiglia [ventiˈmiʎʎa], Intemelio: Ventemiglia, French: Vintimille [vɛ̃tiˈmij]) is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located 130 km (81 mi) southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km (4 mi) from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts. Ventimiglia's urban area has a population of 55,000.
Ventimiglia is the ancient Albium Intemelium, the capital of the Intemelii, a Ligurian tribe which long resisted the Romans, until in 115 BC it was forced to submit to Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. Albintimilium became a municipium in 89 BC. In AD 69 the city was sacked by the army of Otho and Vitellius, but recovered to remain prosperous into the 5th century, surrounded by walls with cylindrical towers built at each change of direction.
In the Gothic Wars it was besieged by the Byzantines and the Goths, and later suffered from the raids of Rothari, King of the Lombards, but flourished again under Rodoald. In the 10th century it was attacked by the Saracens of Fraxinet. After a period as an independent commune, it was ruled by the Counts of Ventimiglia, and often had to fight with the Republic of Genoa.
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