Mignanego
Encyclopedia
Mignanego is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 11 km north of Genoa
.
, Campomorone
, Fraconalto
, Genoa
, Savignone
, Serra Riccò
and Voltaggio
(this one in the Province of Alessandria
, Piedmont
).
It counts 12 civil parishes (frazioni
): Barriera, Costagiutta, Fumeri, Giovi, Migliarina, Montanesi, Paveto, Pile, Ponte dell'Acqua, Ponterosso, Vetrerie and Vittoria. Vetrerie is the most populated village and the municipal seat; it is sometimes identified simply as Mignanego.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Genoa
Province of Genoa
The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, located about 11 km north of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
.
Geography
Mignanego borders the following municipalities: BusallaBusalla
Busalla is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 27 km north of Genoa.Its territory is crossed by the upper valley of the Scrivia river. Nearby is the artificial Lake Busalletta....
, Campomorone
Campomorone
Campomorone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 10 km north of Genoa.Campomorone borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Ceranesi, Fraconalto, Genoa, Mignanego, and Voltaggio....
, Fraconalto
Fraconalto
Fraconalto is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria and 20 km from Genoa-Pontedecimo....
, Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Savignone
Savignone
Savignone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km north of Genoa....
, Serra Riccò
Serra Riccò
Serra Riccò is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 9 km north of Genoa, in the Val Polcevera....
and Voltaggio
Voltaggio
Voltaggio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria....
(this one in the Province of Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
, Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
).
It counts 12 civil parishes (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
): Barriera, Costagiutta, Fumeri, Giovi, Migliarina, Montanesi, Paveto, Pile, Ponte dell'Acqua, Ponterosso, Vetrerie and Vittoria. Vetrerie is the most populated village and the municipal seat; it is sometimes identified simply as Mignanego.