It is situated on the Ligurian Sea four miles to the west of the city, between Pegli[1] and Cornigliano. Its population is currently about 50,000, but in the 1970s it was as high as 80,000.
History
The name is derived from the LatinSextum, a small village that was likely founded in the second century A.D., where stones were assembled for the Roman road that left from Genoa. No physical records exist about the population of Sestri before the fifteenth century.
Around 1911, the town had iron-works saw-mills, shipbuilding yards and tanneries and factories for macaroni, matches and tobacco.[1]
Economy
The links to the transport sector continue to this day; Sestri Ponente is home to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Another major source of employment are the shipyards, part of the Fincantieri.[2] They are currently enjoying the benefits of the current ship construction boom after the blows felt from the 1970s to the 1990s.
References
^ abcChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sestri Ponente" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^"Fincantieri Sestri Ponente the launch of the ultra-luxury ship Silver Muse". Genova 24. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017. Translation.
sestri, ponente, industrial, suburb, genoa, northwest, italy, part, medio, ponente, municipio, genoa, countryitalyregionliguriametropolitan, citygenoacitygenoadistrictmedio, ponentethe, medio, ponente, municipio, administrative, district, westernmost, yellow, . Sestri Ponente is an industrial suburb of Genoa in northwest Italy It is part of the Medio Ponente municipio of Genoa Sestri PonenteCountryItalyRegionLiguriaMetropolitan CityGenoaCityGenoaDistrictMedio PonenteThe Medio Ponente municipio administrative district is the westernmost of the yellow areas Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditHistorical population190117 225 100 Source 1 It is situated on the Ligurian Sea four miles to the west of the city between Pegli 1 and Cornigliano Its population is currently about 50 000 but in the 1970s it was as high as 80 000 History EditThe name is derived from the Latin Sextum a small village that was likely founded in the second century A D where stones were assembled for the Roman road that left from Genoa No physical records exist about the population of Sestri before the fifteenth century Around 1911 the town had iron works saw mills shipbuilding yards and tanneries and factories for macaroni matches and tobacco 1 Economy EditThe links to the transport sector continue to this day Sestri Ponente is home to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport Another major source of employment are the shipyards part of the Fincantieri 2 They are currently enjoying the benefits of the current ship construction boom after the blows felt from the 1970s to the 1990s References Edit a b c Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Sestri Ponente Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Fincantieri Sestri Ponente the launch of the ultra luxury ship Silver Muse Genova 24 April 2 2017 Retrieved April 11 2017 Translation External links EditSatellite image of Sestri Ponente Media related to Sestri Ponente at Wikimedia Commons Coordinates 44 25 26 N 8 51 00 E 44 4240 N 8 8500 E 44 4240 8 8500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sestri Ponente amp oldid 1080061990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,