The communal seat, Piazza, is located in the lower valley of the Prino stream. The other main centers are Isolalunga, Costa Carnara, Bellissimi and Lecchiore. Dolcedo borders the following municipalities: Badalucco, Civezza, Imperia, Montalto Ligure, Pietrabruna, Prelà, Taggia, and Vasia.
The boroughs of Dolcedo appeared in the early Middle Ages, populated by refugees from the Ligurian coast. Later it was a fief of the Clavesana family. In the 12th century cultivation of olive became a mainstay of the area. In 1228 the Clavesana ceded their lands to the commune of Genoa.
Main sights
Parish church of St. Thomas, in Baroque style (1613).
Medieval church of Santa Maria di Castellazzo.
Sanctuary of Acquasanta.
Oratory of St. Lawrence, with two small bell towers.
dolcedo, italian, wine, grape, also, known, dolcetto, ligurian, dôçeo, locally, dusseu, comune, municipality, province, imperia, italian, region, liguria, located, about, kilometres, southwest, genoa, about, kilometres, northwest, imperia, comunecomune, histor. For the Italian wine grape also known as Dolcedo see Dolcetto Dolcedo Ligurian Doceo locally U Dusseu 3 is a comune municipality in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria located about 100 kilometres 62 mi southwest of Genoa and about 7 kilometres 4 mi northwest of Imperia DolcedoComuneComune di DolcedoHistorical centreCoat of armsLocation of DolcedoDolcedoLocation of Dolcedo in ItalyShow map of ItalyDolcedoDolcedo Liguria Show map of LiguriaCoordinates 43 54 N 7 57 E 43 900 N 7 950 E 43 900 7 950 Coordinates 43 54 N 7 57 E 43 900 N 7 950 E 43 900 7 950CountryItalyRegionLiguriaProvinceImperia IM FrazioniBellissimi Castellazzo Costa Carnara Isolalunga Lecchiore Magliani Monte Faudo Ripalta Santa Brigida TrincheriGovernment MayorMarco AscheriArea 1 Total19 32 km2 7 46 sq mi Elevation75 m 246 ft Population Dec 2004 2 Total1 246 Density64 km2 170 sq mi DemonymDolcedesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code18100Dialing code0183Patron saintSt Thomas the ApostleSaint dayDecember 21WebsiteOfficial websiteThe communal seat Piazza is located in the lower valley of the Prino stream The other main centers are Isolalunga Costa Carnara Bellissimi and Lecchiore Dolcedo borders the following municipalities Badalucco Civezza Imperia Montalto Ligure Pietrabruna Prela Taggia and Vasia Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Demographic evolution 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe boroughs of Dolcedo appeared in the early Middle Ages populated by refugees from the Ligurian coast Later it was a fief of the Clavesana family In the 12th century cultivation of olive became a mainstay of the area In 1228 the Clavesana ceded their lands to the commune of Genoa Main sights EditParish church of St Thomas in Baroque style 1613 Medieval church of Santa Maria di Castellazzo Sanctuary of Acquasanta Oratory of St Lawrence with two small bell towers Chapel of St Brigida 15th century Demographic evolution EditSee also EditLiguria wineReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat Frisoni Gaetano 1910 2002 Dizionario Genovese Italiano e Italiano Genovese in Italian Genova Nuova Editrice Genovese External links Editwww comune dolcedo im it This Liguria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dolcedo amp oldid 991755987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
