Ospedaletti
Comune in Liguria, Italy
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Ospedaletti (Ligurian: Spiareti[3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Imperia.
Ospedaletti
Spiareti | |
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| Comune di Ospedaletti | |
View of Ospedaletti | |
  Ospedaletti Location of Ospedaletti in Italy  Ospedaletti Ospedaletti (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′N 7°43′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Imperia (IM) |
| Frazioni | Porrine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniele Cimiotti |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 3,336 |
| • Density | 612/km2 (1,590/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ospedalettesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18014 |
| Dialing code | 0184 |
| Website | Official website |
Ospedaletti borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Sanremo, Seborga, and Vallebona.
History
Ospedaletti is named after a 14th-century hospital which was established by the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Geography
Located between Caponero and Cape Sant'Ampelio, just six kilometres from Sanremo, it gets some north winds. It is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Imperia, the provincial capital. The lush, sub-tropical vegetation, combined with moderate and refined urbanization, makes Ospedaletti the pearl of the Riviera dei Fiori (Coast of Flowers). The climate is usually mild.
Twin towns
Ospedaletti is twinned with:
Soulac-sur-Mer, France (1972)
