Bonassola
Comune in Liguria, Italy
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Bonassola (Ligurian: Bonasseua [bunaˈsøːa])[3] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 945 and an area of 9.3 square kilometres (3.6 mi2).[4]
Bonassola
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| Comune di Bonassola | |
Bonassola, the beach, town and a railway tunnel | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bonassola Location of Bonassola in Italy  Bonassola Bonassola (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′N 9°35′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Province of La Spezia (SP) |
| Frazioni | Montaretto, Costella, Poggio, Serra, Scernio, San Giorgio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Poletti |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 945 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bonassolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19011 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| Patron saint | S.Caterina da Alessandria |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Bonassola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montaretto, Costella, Serra, Scernio, and San Giorgio.
Bonassola borders the following municipalities: Framura, Levanto.
History
During World War II, two American fifteen men missions tried to land and blow up a railway tunnel between Framura and Bonassola. Both missions failed; the second mission's soldiers were executed and buried in a mass grave by the German Army.[5]
Demographic evolution
