Rossiglione,_Italy

Rossiglione

Rossiglione

Comune in Liguria, Italy


Rossiglione (Ligurian: Rosciggion [ɾuʃiˈdʒuŋ], locally Rsciogni[4] [ˈɹʃuɲɲi]/[ɚˈʂᵊʊ̃ɲɲi]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 41 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Genoa. It has a population of 2 558 people.[5]

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Rossiglione borders the following municipalities: Belforte Monferrato, Bosio, Campo Ligure, Molare, Ovada, Tagliolo Monferrato, Tiglieto.

Nature conservation

Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[6]

Asteroid

Asteroid 9101 Rossiglione, discovered by astronomers at the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory in 1996, was named after the Italian village.[7] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 (M.P.C. 118218).[8]


References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Rossiglione". Traduttore Italiano Genovese - TIG (in Italian and Ligurian). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  6. "Comuni del Parco". www.parcobeigua.it. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. "(9101) Rossiglione". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.




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