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Oneglia was a town in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 on the Liguria
Liguria

Liguria is a coastal Regions of Italy 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 food....
n seaside that was joined to Porto Maurizio to form the Comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 of Imperia
Imperia (city)

Imperia is a coastal city and comune in the Regions of Italy of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the Intemelia district of Liguria....
 in 1923.

Oneglia was important for olive oil
Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....
, agriculture, and manufacturing.

The seat of ancient settlement known as Ripa Uneliae, in modern times it was part of the feuds of Doria Family (a noble family of Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
). The famous admiral Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria or D'Oria was a Genoa Condottieri and admiral....
 was born here. Starting from 1576, an enclave of House of Savoy
House of Savoy

The House of Savoy was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy until the end of the Second World War....
 within the Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
 until the unification of Italy.








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Oneglia was a town in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 on the Liguria
Liguria

Liguria is a coastal Regions of Italy 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 food....
n seaside that was joined to Porto Maurizio to form the Comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 of Imperia
Imperia (city)

Imperia is a coastal city and comune in the Regions of Italy of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the Intemelia district of Liguria....
 in 1923.

Oneglia was important for olive oil
Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....
, agriculture, and manufacturing.

The seat of ancient settlement known as Ripa Uneliae, in modern times it was part of the feuds of Doria Family (a noble family of Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
). The famous admiral Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria or D'Oria was a Genoa Condottieri and admiral....
 was born here. Starting from 1576, an enclave of House of Savoy
House of Savoy

The House of Savoy was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy until the end of the Second World War....
 within the Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
 until the unification of Italy.