Imperia (pronounced[imˈpɛːrja]ⓘ; Ligurian: Inpêia[iŋˈpeːja] or Inpéria) is a coastal city and comune in the region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the Intemelia district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini created the city of Imperia on 21 October 1923 by combining Porto Maurizio and Oneglia, as well as the surrounding village communes of Piani, Caramagna Ligure, Castelvecchio di Santa Maria Maggiore, Borgo Sant'Agata, Costa d'Oneglia, Poggi, Torrazza, Moltedo and Montegrazie.
Imperia is well known for the cultivation of flowers and olives, and is a popular summer destination for visitors. The local Piscina Felice Cascione indoor pool has hosted numerous national and international aquatics events.
A representation of Porto Maurizio in the early 1800s.
The name of Oneglia may have its roots in the pre-Roman settlement of Pagus Unelia, on the hill of Castelvecchio, which was probably one of the sex oppida of the Liguri. This spawned Ripa Uneliae, a village down on the coast probably on the site of the modern-day Borgo Peri. Modern Oneglia became established on its modern site around 935AD, possibly after it was destroyed by the Saracens; in 1100 it became a fief of the Diocese of Albenga. In 1298 Oneglia became part of the fiefdom of the Doria family of Genoa; the famous admiral Andrea Doria (1466–1560) was born in the town. The Dorias sold the town to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy in 1576, and Oneglia essentially remained a Savoyard enclave in the Republic of Genoa until Italian unification. Nonetheless, it was on the front line in the wars of the House of Savoy; it was seized in 1614 and 1649 by the Spaniards and in 1623 and 1672 by the Genoese.[3] In 1692 it had to repulse an attack by a French squadron; in 1744–45 it was again occupied by the Spaniards, and in 1792 bombarded and burned by the French.[3]
Porto Maurizio was a Roman settlement, Portus Maurici, which, though named in the brief maritime itinerary appended to the Antonine Itinerary,[4] must be an interpolation in manuscripts of that third century document, since it is named after Saint Maurice, leader of the Theban Legion who were not martyred until 286 and could not have been memorialized until the Christianized Empire of the fourth century.[5] It became a Byzantine port after the Gothic Wars of the 6th century, then passed to the Order of Saint Benedict. It was subject to the counts of Turin in the 11th century, and then to the marchesi of Clavesana. Boniface of Clavesana sold the town to the Republic of Genoa in 1288[6] in return for a yearly payment,[3] as part of Genoa's expansion into western Liguria. In 1354 it became the seat of the Genoese vicar of the western Riviera.[3] The town prospered even though control of Genoa passed between the French, the Duchy of Milan, and the Spanish. During the Napoleonic Wars Napoleon Bonaparte himself stopped for a night in Porto Maurizio and spent the night on the Parrasio on the third floor of Palazzo Lavagna. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was awarded to the Kingdom of Sardinia, before finally joining a united Italy in 1861.
Mussolini created the city of Imperia on 21 October 1923 by the union of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia and the surrounding village communes of Piani, Caramagna Ligure, Castelvecchio di Santa Maria Maggiore, Borgo Sant'Agata, Costa d'Oneglia, Poggi, Torrazza, Moltedo and Montegrazie.
EconomyEdit
The economy of Imperia is based on tourism, food industry (olive oil and pasta), a specialized agriculture (olive groves and flowers in greenhouses) and on trading and harbour activities. The seaside tourism represents an important aspect of the economy of Imperia.
GeographyEdit
Imperia consists of the two historical districts of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia, which lie on either side of the River Impero that gives its name to the city.
Porto Maurizio is situated on a peninsula to the west of the river, stretching along the coastline. It is the more colourful and wealthy district of the city, threaded by narrow lanes known as carrugi, and its economy centers on the tourist industry. It was a possession of Genoa from the 13th century.
Oneglia (Inéja in Ligurian) lies on an alluvial plain to the east of the Impero, and with its working port is the more modern and industrial of the two districts. At its centre lies Dante Square, from which radiate some of the principal roads of the city.
View of Porto Maurizio from the harbour of westernmost Oneglia.
Porto MaurizioCathedral San Maurizio
The classicalCathedral of San Maurizio, built between 1781 and 1832 by Gaetano Cantoni, is the largest church in Liguria. (www.parrocchiasanmaurizio.it)
Old Town, called Parasio.
Convent of Santa Chiara. First established in 1365, the existing structure dates from 1741.
Imperia is served by the Autostrada A10 motorway, also known as L'Autostrada dei Fiori which runs along the Ligurian coast between Genoa and Ventimiglia on the French border. The road crosses the city via a series of high viaducts and mountain tunnels over the valley. Two junctions serve the city, one in the west close to Porto Maurizio, and another in the east above Oneglia. The A10 also forms part of European route E80.
Bus services across the Province of Imperia are operated by the public transport body Riviera Trasporti (RT).[8]
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway line runs through Imperia: the city is served by a central Imperia railway station, on a double-track route opened on 11 December 2016,[9] replacing the old narrow coastal route confined by the sea and long tunnels under the rocky coastline, and therefore built as a single-track railway. The old route was originally built in 1872 and closed with the opening of the new inland route; the city was served by two railway stations serving the two centres of Imperia, Imperia Porto Maurizio and Imperia Oneglia railway station.[10]
Old and new lines of the Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
^Noted in William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, vol 2 1873:187, s.v. "Liguria"
^"Portus Maurici, dessen Name auf christliche Zeitalter hindeutet" (Konrad Mannert, Geographie der Griechen und Römen aus Ihren Schriften, Volume 9, Part 1 Book 3, 1823:276); Domenico Anfossi, De sacrarum reliquiarum cultu (1610) suggests a deformation of Maurorum Portus in a passage quoted extensively in Giuseppe Figari, Saggi cronologici della città del Porto-Maurizio 1810:13.
^An earlier notice in the continuator of Caffaro's annals of Genoa, under the year 1204 and other years, is mentioned in Peter Wesseling's notices of the Antonine Itinerary, Vetera Romanorum itineraria, sive Antonini Augusti itinerarium (Amsterdam 1735:502) s.v. "Portus Maurici".
^. Enea. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^"Profilo e storia della Riviera Trasporti" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^"Treni, iniziata l'era del raddoppio Andora-San Lorenzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^Whitehouse, Rosie (2013). Liguria : the Bradt travel guide (1st ed.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 194–196. ISBN9781841624730.
^. Municipalidad de Rosario - Buenos Aires 711. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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September 25, 2023
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For other uses see Imperia disambiguation Imperia pronounced imˈpɛːrja Ligurian Inpeia iŋˈpeːja or Inperia is a coastal city and comune in the region of Liguria Italy It is the capital of the Province of Imperia and historically it was capital of the Intemelia district of Liguria Benito Mussolini created the city of Imperia on 21 October 1923 by combining Porto Maurizio and Oneglia as well as the surrounding village communes of Piani Caramagna Ligure Castelvecchio di Santa Maria Maggiore Borgo Sant Agata Costa d Oneglia Poggi Torrazza Moltedo and Montegrazie Imperia Inpeia Ligurian ComuneCitta di ImperiaPanorama of ImperiaCoat of armsLocation of ImperiaImperiaLocation of Imperia in ItalyShow map of ItalyImperiaImperia Liguria Show map of LiguriaCoordinates 43 53 N 8 2 E 43 883 N 8 033 E 43 883 8 033CountryItalyRegionLiguriaProvinceImperia IM FrazioniArtallo Borgo d Oneglia Cantalupo Caramagna Castelvecchio Clavi Costa d Oneglia Massabovi Moltedo Montegrazie Oliveto Piani Poggi Sant AgataGovernment MayorClaudio ScajolaArea 1 Total45 95 km2 17 74 sq mi Elevation10 m 30 ft Population 31 August 2017 2 Total42 328 Density920 km2 2 400 sq mi DemonymImperiesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code18100Dialing code0183Patron saintLeonard of Port Maurice Saint John Oneglia Saint day26 NovemberWebsiteOfficial websiteImperia is well known for the cultivation of flowers and olives and is a popular summer destination for visitors The local Piscina Felice Cascione indoor pool has hosted numerous national and international aquatics events Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 4 Notable sights 4 1 Porto Maurizio 4 2 Oneglia 4 3 Montegrazie 5 Transport 6 Famous residents 7 International relations 7 1 Twin towns Sister cities 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit nbsp A representation of Porto Maurizio in the early 1800s The name of Oneglia may have its roots in the pre Roman settlement of Pagus Unelia on the hill of Castelvecchio which was probably one of the sex oppida of the Liguri This spawned Ripa Uneliae a village down on the coast probably on the site of the modern day Borgo Peri Modern Oneglia became established on its modern site around 935AD possibly after it was destroyed by the Saracens in 1100 it became a fief of the Diocese of Albenga In 1298 Oneglia became part of the fiefdom of the Doria family of Genoa the famous admiral Andrea Doria 1466 1560 was born in the town The Dorias sold the town to Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy in 1576 and Oneglia essentially remained a Savoyard enclave in the Republic of Genoa until Italian unification Nonetheless it was on the front line in the wars of the House of Savoy it was seized in 1614 and 1649 by the Spaniards and in 1623 and 1672 by the Genoese 3 In 1692 it had to repulse an attack by a French squadron in 1744 45 it was again occupied by the Spaniards and in 1792 bombarded and burned by the French 3 Porto Maurizio was a Roman settlement Portus Maurici which though named in the brief maritime itinerary appended to the Antonine Itinerary 4 must be an interpolation in manuscripts of that third century document since it is named after Saint Maurice leader of the Theban Legion who were not martyred until 286 and could not have been memorialized until the Christianized Empire of the fourth century 5 It became a Byzantine port after the Gothic Wars of the 6th century then passed to the Order of Saint Benedict It was subject to the counts of Turin in the 11th century and then to the marchesi of Clavesana Boniface of Clavesana sold the town to the Republic of Genoa in 1288 6 in return for a yearly payment 3 as part of Genoa s expansion into western Liguria In 1354 it became the seat of the Genoese vicar of the western Riviera 3 The town prospered even though control of Genoa passed between the French the Duchy of Milan and the Spanish During the Napoleonic Wars Napoleon Bonaparte himself stopped for a night in Porto Maurizio and spent the night on the Parrasio on the third floor of Palazzo Lavagna At the Congress of Vienna in 1815 it was awarded to the Kingdom of Sardinia before finally joining a united Italy in 1861 Mussolini created the city of Imperia on 21 October 1923 by the union of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia and the surrounding village communes of Piani Caramagna Ligure Castelvecchio di Santa Maria Maggiore Borgo Sant Agata Costa d Oneglia Poggi Torrazza Moltedo and Montegrazie Economy EditThe economy of Imperia is based on tourism food industry olive oil and pasta a specialized agriculture olive groves and flowers in greenhouses and on trading and harbour activities The seaside tourism represents an important aspect of the economy of Imperia Geography EditImperia consists of the two historical districts of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia which lie on either side of the River Impero that gives its name to the city Porto Maurizio is situated on a peninsula to the west of the river stretching along the coastline It is the more colourful and wealthy district of the city threaded by narrow lanes known as carrugi and its economy centers on the tourist industry It was a possession of Genoa from the 13th century Oneglia Ineja in Ligurian lies on an alluvial plain to the east of the Impero and with its working port is the more modern and industrial of the two districts At its centre lies Dante Square from which radiate some of the principal roads of the city Climate Edit Imperia experiences a Mediterranean climate Koppen climate classification Csa Climate data for ImperiaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 12 8 55 0 13 1 55 6 15 1 59 2 17 8 64 0 20 9 69 6 24 5 76 1 27 4 81 3 27 3 81 1 24 6 76 3 20 8 69 4 16 3 61 3 13 8 56 8 19 5 67 1 Average low C F 6 9 44 4 7 1 44 8 8 8 47 8 11 1 52 0 14 1 57 4 17 5 63 5 20 2 68 4 20 3 68 5 17 9 64 2 14 3 57 7 10 3 50 5 7 7 45 9 13 0 55 4 Average precipitation mm inches 81 3 2 76 3 0 71 2 8 48 1 9 48 1 9 33 1 3 13 5 33 1 3 48 1 9 79 3 1 99 3 9 61 2 4 690 27 2 Source Enea 7 Notable sights EditPorto Maurizio Edit nbsp View of Porto Maurizio from the harbour of westernmost Oneglia nbsp Porto Maurizio nbsp Cathedral San MaurizioThe classical Cathedral of San Maurizio built between 1781 and 1832 by Gaetano Cantoni is the largest church in Liguria www parrocchiasanmaurizio it Old Town called Parasio Convent of Santa Chiara First established in 1365 the existing structure dates from 1741 There is a small Naval Museum in the town Oneglia Edit nbsp Villa GrockMuseo dell Olivo The Museum of the Olive Villa Grock built for the clown Grock 1880 1959 Church of San Giovanni Battista built in 1739 62 Calata Giovanni Battista Cuneo a historic quay lined with restaurants The historic Palazzo Municipale in Piazza DantaMontegrazie Edit Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Shrine of Nostra Signora delle GrazieTransport Edit nbsp Autostrada dei Fiori A10 crossing the valley above OnegliaImperia is served by the Autostrada A10 motorway also known as L Autostrada dei Fiori which runs along the Ligurian coast between Genoa and Ventimiglia on the French border The road crosses the city via a series of high viaducts and mountain tunnels over the valley Two junctions serve the city one in the west close to Porto Maurizio and another in the east above Oneglia The A10 also forms part of European route E80 Bus services across the Province of Imperia are operated by the public transport body Riviera Trasporti RT 8 The Genoa Ventimiglia railway line runs through Imperia the city is served by a central Imperia railway station on a double track route opened on 11 December 2016 9 replacing the old narrow coastal route confined by the sea and long tunnels under the rocky coastline and therefore built as a single track railway The old route was originally built in 1872 and closed with the opening of the new inland route the city was served by two railway stations serving the two centres of Imperia Imperia Porto Maurizio and Imperia Oneglia railway station 10 nbsp Old and new lines of the Genoa Ventimiglia railwayFamous residents EditNatives of Imperia Gaetano Amadeo 1824 1893 organist and composer Edmondo de Amicis 1846 1908 writer and journalist Carlo Amoretti 1741 1816 ecclesiastic and writer Maria Amoretti 1756 1787 lawyer Pellegrino Amoretti 3 assistant secretary to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor Domingo Belgrano 1730 1795 politician Luciano Berio 1925 2003 composer Andrea Doria 1466 1560 statesman and admiral Renato Dulbecco 1914 2012 Italian American virologist and Nobel Prize winner Luca Fiuzzi 1984 football player Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Francesco Moraldo Creppo di Triora 1906 2001 Righteous Among the Nations in 1999 Alessandro Natta 1918 2001 politician Giulio Natta 1903 1979 chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1963 Giovan Pietro Vieusseux 1779 1863 writer and publisher it Giovan Pietro VieusseuxOthers Grock 1880 1959 entertainerInternational relations EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy Twin towns Sister cities Edit Imperia is twinned with nbsp Friedrichshafen Germany nbsp Rosario Argentina 11 nbsp Newport Rhode Island United StatesReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 a b c d e Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Porto Maurizio Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 22 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 123 124 Noted in William Smith A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography vol 2 1873 187 s v Liguria Portus Maurici dessen Name auf christliche Zeitalter hindeutet Konrad Mannert Geographie der Griechen und Romen aus Ihren Schriften Volume 9 Part 1 Book 3 1823 276 Domenico Anfossi De sacrarum reliquiarum cultu 1610 suggests a deformation of Maurorum Portus in a passage quoted extensively in Giuseppe Figari Saggi cronologici della citta del Porto Maurizio 1810 13 An earlier notice in the continuator of Caffaro s annals of Genoa under the year 1204 and other years is mentioned in Peter Wesseling s notices of the Antonine Itinerary Vetera Romanorum itineraria sive Antonini Augusti itinerarium Amsterdam 1735 502 s v Portus Maurici Imperia weather averages Enea Archived from the original on 8 November 2012 Retrieved 5 August 2012 Profilo e storia della Riviera Trasporti in Italian Retrieved 1 October 2014 Treni iniziata l era del raddoppio Andora San Lorenzo in Italian Retrieved 12 December 2016 Whitehouse Rosie 2013 Liguria the Bradt travel guide 1st ed Chalfont St Peter Bradt Travel Guides pp 194 196 ISBN 9781841624730 Town Twinning Agreements Municipalidad de Rosario Buenos Aires 711 Archived from the original on 19 March 2015 Retrieved 14 October 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imperia City of Imperia website in Italian Province of Imperia website in Italian Imperia Mare Association website in Italian English and French Museo dell 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