Ronco Scrivia
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CountryItaly
FrazioniBanchetta, Borgo Fornari, Cascine, Chiappari, Cipollina, Costa Lazzari, Curlo, Giacoboni, Isolabuona, Malvasi, Minceto, Panigasse, Pietrafraccia, Porale, Tana d'Orso, Vallecalda
Elevation334 m (1,096 ft)
DemonymRonchesi
Ronco Scrivia | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Ronco Scrivia | |
 Ronco Scrivia | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ronco Scrivia  | |
  Ronco Scrivia Location of Ronco Scrivia in Italy  Ronco Scrivia Ronco Scrivia (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′N 8°57′E / 44.617°N 8.950°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Banchetta, Borgo Fornari, Cascine, Chiappari, Cipollina, Costa Lazzari, Curlo, Giacoboni, Isolabuona, Malvasi, Minceto, Panigasse, Pietrafraccia, Porale, Tana d'Orso, Vallecalda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rosa Olivieri |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 4,417 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ronchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16019 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Website | Official website |
Ronco Scrivia (Ligurian: Ronco) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Genoa.
Ronco Scrivia borders the following municipalities: Busalla, Fraconalto, Isola del Cantone, Voltaggio.
Ronco is mentioned for the first time in an 1127 document. It was held by the bishops of Tortona until the 13th century, and then by the Spinola family and later by the Republic of Genoa. Together with the whole Republic of Genoa, Ronco became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.
Being a major railroad junction point between Genoa and Turin, it was heavily bombed by Allied planes during the late World War II.
