Bonassola

Bonassola (Ligurian: Bonasseua [bunaˈsøːa])^[3] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 945 and an area of 9.3 square kilometres (3.6 sq mi).^[4]

Bonassola Bonasseua (Ligurian)
Comune
Comune di Bonassola
Bonassola, the beach, town and a railway tunnel
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°11′N 9°35′E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Province of La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni	Montaretto, Costella, Poggio, Serra, Scernio, San Giorgio
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Poletti
Area [1]
• Total	9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	945
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Bonassolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	19011
Dialing code	0187
Patron saint	S.Caterina da Alessandria
Website	Official website

Bonassola

The municipality of Bonassola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montaretto, Costella, Serra, Scernio, and San Giorgio.

Bonassola borders the following municipalities: Framura, Levanto.

Bonassola path

History

During World War II, two American fifteen men missions tried to land and blow up a railway tunnel between Framura and Bonassola. Both missions failed; the second mission's soldiers were executed and buried in a mass grave by the German Army.^[5]

Demographic evolution

See also

• La Francesca