Bormida (SV)

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Bormida
img_coa = Bormida-Stemma.png img_coa_small =
region = RegioneIT|sigla=LIG
province = Savona (SV)
mayor = Bruna Cambise In Falciani
(elected June 13, 2004)
mayor_party =
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 485
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 22.43
population_footnotes =Population and similar statistics sourced from Istat, the Italian statistical institute.]
population_as_of = 31-12-2006
population_total = 453
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 20
coordinates = coord|44|17|0|N|8|14|0|E|region:IT_type:city(453)
gentilic = UCFIRST:bormidesi
telephone = 019
postalcode = 17040
frazioni = Chiesa, Fornelli, Piano Soprano, Piano Sottano, Resi, Costa, Pirotti, Navoni-Balteria, Romano
saint = Saint George
day = 23 April
mapx = #expr:44 + 17 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:8 + 14 / 60.0
locator_position =
native_name = Bormida
name = Bormida


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Bormida ("Bormia" in Ligurian), with a population 453 spread over an area of 22.4 km², is a rural commune of the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria. The commune is a member of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida.

It is located about 20 km west of Savona (as the crow flies) in the upper Val Bormida between the mountain peaks of Settepani (1,386 m) and Ronco di Maglio (1108 m). The Bormida di Pallare, a tributary of the Bormida di Spigno, flows through its territory. Bormida borders the communes of Calice Ligure, Calizzano, Mallare, Osiglia, Pallare, and Rialto.

History

Bormida probably came into existence in the medieval period. However it does not appear in the documentary record until 1549 when Alfonso Del Carretto, lord of Finale Ligure, conceded certain privileges to the local population in a notarized deed.

In 1713, following a period of domination by the Spanish army, Bormida fell under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Genoa. Later in that century it acquired the status of a commune in its own right, rather than being a part of the commune of Osiglia, and was almost completely destroyed by the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte during his first Italian campaign.

From 1815 it followed the fortunes of the Kingdom of Sardinia, becoming part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860.

Architecture

The parish church of San Giorgio, dating back to 1200, contains praiseworthy frescos and a wooden Madonna attributed to the sculptor Anton Maria Maragliano. The fifteenth-century campanile was remodelled in the Baroque style.

The palazzo “la Ferriera" (“the Iron-works”) is surrounded by a large and interesting park. Its name recalls the fact that iron working was the main economic activity of the area in centuries past.

Festivals

The feast of the Madonna del Carmine is celebrated on 16 July in the locality Piano Sottano, where a small church is dedicated to her.

Economy

The principle bases of the local economy are timber and agriculture. Cereals are grown, livestock is raised and cheese is produced.

Roads and railways

Bormida is situated on the Strada Provinciale 339 "di Cengio" which connects Cengio to Cortemilia. There is no direct link to any autostrada, but from the Autostrada A6 "Verdemare", which links Turin to Savona, the Altare exit is the most convenient.

The nearest railway station is at Altare on the Turin–Savona line.

Demographic evolution

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References

:"As of 27 October 2007, most of this article was a translation from , its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia which releases its content under the GFDL."

External links

* [http://www.cm-altavalbormida.it Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida] it